Tours where you can spot this bird
No tours linked yet.
Fiji Parrotfinch
Erythrura pealii Hartlaub, 1852
Estrildidae — Waxbills, Munias & Allies
Fiji Parrotfinch, Erythrura pealii, is a passerine in the Estrildidae family and breeds in Fiji, including the Yasawa and Mamanuca groups, Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni and Kadavu. It is a small finch with a green body, a red head and tail, and a short dark grey bill. It uses forest, open country and human-made places such as grassland, pasture and gardens. It was described by Hartlaub in 1852 and was once treated as a race of the red-headed parrotfinch.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Estrildidae — Waxbills, Munias & Allies
- Breeding range
- Pacific Ocean: Yasawa and Mamanuca groups, Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni and Kadavu (n, w Fiji, sw Polynesia)
