Blue-faced Parrotfinch
A species of Parrot-finches Scientific name : Erythrura trichroa Genus : Parrot-finches
Blue-faced Parrotfinch, A species of Parrot-finches
Botanical name: Erythrura trichroa
Genus: Parrot-finches
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Description
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Description
The blue-faced parrotfinch (Erythrura trichroa) is a locally common species of estrildid finch found in north-eastern Australia, Japan, Indonesia, Federated States of Micronesia, France (introduced), New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km. It is found in subtropical and tropical zones in both montane and lowland moist forest areas, where it is most often associated with forest edges and disturbed habitat. It feeds largely on seeds of grasses, including in Australia several exotic genera especially Brachiaria. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern. 
Size
12 cm
Feeding Habits
Blue-faced Parrotfinch's primary diet consists of grass seeds, bamboo seeds, figs, casuarina, and small berries. They also consume insects like termites. Blue-faced Parrotfinch feeds from ground to canopy and forages alone, in pairs, or groups, often alongside different species.
Habitat
Blue-faced Parrotfinch is typically found in a diversity of forested environments ranging from hill and montane forests to forest edges and rainforests. These birds thrive in areas with dense secondary growth, often close to grassy clearings and where fruiting bamboo is present. They also adapt to mangrove fringes and are seen in green, well-vegetated areas, including lawns shaded by casuarina trees in certain island regions.
Dite type
Granivorous
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Estrildid finches Genus
Parrot-finches Species
Blue-faced Parrotfinch 
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