Stagonopleura guttata
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The diamond firetail (Stagonopleura guttata) is a species of estrildid finch that is endemic to Australia. It has a patchy distribution and generally occupies drier forests and grassy woodlands west of the Great Dividing Range from South East Queensland to the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. While it is a small stocky bird it is one of the largest finches in Australia. The birds are very distinctive with a black breast-band on a white breast. The flanks are black with white spots and it has a scarlet rump (hence the name) and a black tail.
The family Estrildidae (grass-finches) was named by Swainson in 1827 and "finch" can be traced back to the Old English finc but its origin is debated. Firetail is now used to describe the three species of Stagonopleura. The red-browed finch (Neochmia temporalis) is no longer considered a firetail even though it has a red rump. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Aquarium of Genoa | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 3 | Parc des oiseaux | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Werribee Open Range Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Bronx Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Toledo Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Healesville Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Taronga Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Adelaide Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Zoo Lagos | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 12 | Zoopark Nehvizdy | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 13 | Helsingborgs Djur- och Lekpark | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 14 | Bloedel Conservatory | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 15 | Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | African Safari World | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Ranger Red’s Zoo & Conservation Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Diamond Firetail sighting in Kosciuszko National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 119th most-seen of the 127 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Diamond Firetail in Kosciuszko National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season. June has too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Diamond Firetail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Diamond Firetail sightings, Kosciuszko National Park has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Diamond Firetail is recorded against all the birds logged in Kosciuszko National Park (8 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
