![]() Red-browed Finches can be easily found foraging among overgrown grasses along the Merri Creek Trail, Main Yarra Trail, and maybe even your own backyard if it has an ‘untidy section’. If you live in the heart of Melbourne and think you will have to make something of a getaway to see this species, think again. They live in wetter parts of the state in the grassy habitats of forest openings, stream banks, and parks and gardens. It is possible to see five species of finch native to Victoria.įor most readers, this is likely to be the species that you are most familiar with. Victoria’s native finches may not be as famous as the finches of the Galápagos, and you might not earn a reputation as esteemed as Darwin’s for watching them, but I highly recommend you get out and find them for yourself. ![]() ![]() As biological history goes, it’s quite lucky that these birds are so easy to watch, as the observations Charles Darwin made of finches on the Galápagos Islands formed a key part in his derivation of the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection. This makes them very pleasing on the eye and great fun to watch as the finch party goes about its business. They have a habit of living in small sociable groups, and are often cloaked in a striking plumage of resplendent reds, subtle olives, or delicate polkadot spots (sometimes all three!). Finches have captured our attention for aeons, and around the world a number of similar-looking bird families have come to be commonly referred to as finches.
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