Neochmia ruficauda ruficauda Gould, 1837
Eastern star finch, Southern star finch
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1926 (Storr, 1984:161); c.1994 (Garnett et al., 2011)
IUCN RedList status: Possibly extinct
Distribution
New South Wales & Queensland, Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Gould, John. (1837). A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands. Vol. I. London: Gould.
Other references:
Baldwin, M. (1975). Birds of the Inverell District, N.S.W. Emu 75: 113-120.
BirdLife International 2008. Neochmia ruficauda. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 16 July 2011.
Blakers, M., S.J.J.F. Davies & P.N. Reilly. (1984). The Atlas of Australian Birds. Melbourne, Victoria: RAOU & Melbourne University Press.
Curtis, Lee K., Dennis, Andrew J., McDonald, Keith R., Kyne, Peter M. and Debus, Stephen J. S. (eds.). Queensland's Threatened Animals. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing. xv + 449 pp.
Ford, J. (1986). Avian hybridization and allopatry in the region of the Einasleigh uplands and Burdekin-Lynd Divide, north-eastern Queensland. Emu 86:87-110.
Franklin, D. C. 1999. Evidence of disarray amongst granivorous bird assemblages in the savannas of northern Australia, a region of sparse human settlement. Biol. Conserv. 90: 53-68.
Garnett, Stephen (ed.). (1992). Threatened and Extinct Birds of Australia. RAOU Report Number 82. 212 pp.
Garnett, S. T. and Crowley, G. M. (2000). The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2000. Canberra, ACT: Environment Australia & Birds Australia.
Garnett, S.T., Szabo, J.K. and Dutson, G. (2011). The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2010. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood.
Gould, John. (1865). Handbook to the Birds of Australia. London: Self published.
Holmes, G. 1996. Distribution and status of the southern Star Finch. Sunbird 26: 49-59.
Holmes, G. 1998. A review of the distribution, status and ecology of the Star Finch Neochmia ruficauda in Queensland. Aust. Bird Watcher 17: 278-289.
Immelmann, K. (1965). Australian Finches. Sydney: Angus and Robertson.
Longmore, N. W. (1978). Avifauna of the Rockhampton Area, Queensland. Sunbird 9: 25-53.
Morris, A. K., McGill, A. R. and Holmes, G. (1981). Handlist of Birds in New South Wales. Sydney: NSW FOC.
Schodde, R. and Mason, I. J. 1999. The Directory of Australian Birds: Passerines. CSIRO, Collingwood, Victoria.
Schodde, R. & Tidemann, S. C (eds.). (1986). Complete Book of Australian Birds, revised edition.Sydney: Reader's Digest. 639 pp.
Storr, G. M. (1973). List of Queensland Birds. Western Australian Museum Special Publication No. 5. Perth: Western Australian Museum. 177 pp.
Storr, G. M. (1984). Revised List of Queensland Birds. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 19: 1-189.
Ward, M., Watson, J. E. M., Possingham, H. P., Garnett, S. T., Maron, M., Rhodes, J. R., Maccoll, C., Seaton, R., Jackett, N., Reside, A. E., Webster, P. and Simmonds, J. S. (2022). Creating past habitat maps to quantify local extirpation of Australian threatened birds. Environmental Research Letters 17(2): 1-14. [024032]. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac4f8b
Woinarski, John C. Z., Legge, Sarah M. and Garnett, Stephen T. (2024). Extinct Australian birds: numbers, characteristics, lessons and prospects. Emu 124(1): 8-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2023.2240345
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