Long-tailed Finch
Poephila acuticauda
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusPoephila (Black-throated Finches)
- SpeciesPoephila acuticauda (Long-tailed Finch)
Closest Relatives at Nitmiluk National Park
Masked Finch
Poephila personata
Double-barred Finch
Taeniopygia bichenovii
Crimson Finch
Neochmia phaeton
Gouldian Finch
Erythrura gouldiae
Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata
Chestnut-breasted Munia
Lonchura castaneothorax
Great Bowerbird
Chlamydera nuchalis
Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta
Torresian Crow
Corvus orru
White-gaped Honeyeater
Stomiopera unicolor
White-throated Honeyeater
Melithreptus albogularis
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Entomyzon cyanotis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Finch in Nitmiluk National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Long-tailed Finch sighting in Nitmiluk National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Long-tailed Finch in Nitmiluk National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Finch in Nitmiluk National Park in our monthly data.