Masked Finch
Poephila personata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusPoephila (Black-throated Finches)
- SpeciesPoephila personata (Masked Finch)
Closest Relatives at Nitmiluk National Park
Long-tailed Finch
Poephila acuticauda
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 Masked Finch in Nitmiluk National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Masked Finch sighting in Nitmiluk National Park, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Masked Finch in Nitmiluk National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Masked Finch in Nitmiluk National Park in our monthly data.