The natural world is full of bright surprises, like these amphibian, insect, avian—and even mammal—species Why are some animals so colorful? The natural world brings so much joy and wonder to our ...

This beautifully colored bird is native to Australia. While its body has the classic grass finch shape, its colors are a total standout. Male Gouldian finches have a bright purple chest ...

This beautifully colored bird is native to Australia. While its body has the classic grass finch shape, its colors are a total standout. Male Gouldian finches have a bright purple chest, dark green ...

Tucked away in the grasslands of northern Australia lives one of nature’s most strikingly colourful birds – the Gouldian finch. Known for their vivid plumage and charming personalities ...

Tucked away in the grasslands of northern Australia lives one of nature’s most strikingly colourful birds – the Gouldian finch. Known for their vivid plumage and charming personalities ...

U.K. outfit Blue Finch Films has snagged worldwide sales rights (excluding Australia and New Zealand) to the buzzy animated feature “Lesbian Space Princess,” ahead of its world premiere in the ...

Records suggest large flocks of Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae) including many hundreds – possibly thousands – of individual birds, were common across northern Australia’s savannah grasslands in ...

Outside of North America, there are even more finch subspecies. One of these, native to northern Australia, is Chloebia gouldiae, or the Gouldian finch. Some consider the Gouldian finch to be the ...

Gouldian finches inhabit the edges of mangrove forests, thickets and savannas in northern Australia, where they feed on grass seeds and insects. These highly sociable birds usually gather around ...

Bilbies, rock-wallabies and Gouldian finches are just a handful of the hundreds of species that have benefited as a result. Australia also has more than 6,000 protected areas on private land, the ...

Although the Australia Institute slammed cotton’s ... Some carried handpainted pictures of Gouldian finches. There were birdwatchers and bike riders, retired public servants and international ...