This bird stands out with its striking coat that features a variety of vibrant greens, yellows, purples, and blues.

This vibrant passerine bird is native to Australia and goes by a several names: Gould’s finch, Lady Gouldian finch, and rainbow finch (Chloebia gouldiae). This kind of bird ranges in size from 4.7 to 5.9 inches in length and 0.49 to 0.53 ounces in weight. Males can be found in a variety of vivid colors, including blue, green, yellow, red, and black. The beak of a Rainbow finch can be any color, although it can also be red, black, or yellow. Be that as it may, during mating season the beak tips of these birds change color to red, orange, or even black.

Even though they’re colorful, girls aren’t always as flashy as males. Males have a darker purple chest and females have a softer mauve. This is the most noticeable variation between the sexes.

Similar to their parents, juveniles have olive-green backs, wings, and tail feathers and grey heads, flanks, and necks.

These beautiful tiny birds are native to northern Australia, however there have been sporadic sightings as far south as the Kimberley region in Western Australia, as well as in north-west Queensland, the Northern Territory, and the Cape York Peninsula.

Another well-liked species in captivity, rainbow finches often congregate in huge groups of a thоusand to two thоusand birds in the wild, perhaps to ward off predators. They tend to congregate on sparsely vegetated, rugged scree slopes during the nesting season. While the weather is dry, they become more nomadic, seeking out water and food wherever they can find it.

These finches, like all finches, feed on seeds. Ripe or somewhat ripe grass seed is the primary food source for Rainbow Finches throughout their mating season. They Һunt for seeds that have fallen on the ground during the dry season.

Premature mating occurs in rainbow finches just before they turn one year old. During the early dry season, when food is abundant, they construct their nests in holes in trees in the wild. They typically use enclosed wicker baskets as nesting boxes when kept in captivity. At this time, the courtship dance that the males do is quite spectacular.

This finch was the most heavily captured finch species up to 1977, mostly for its use in the pet bird trade.

As a result, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature has listed the Rainbow finch as a species that is near-threatened.