Plum-headed finch the eyes are dark brown. In the male there are also a rust colored bib and a frontal stain of the same color (often with a brighter color tending to purple red), which in the female are reduced or absent, in any case with a predominance of brown on red; they also have less dense stripes. The female is similar to the male but lacks the male's black chin spot. The plum-headed finch breeds mainly from September to January in the south and from August to March in the north. The nest is round, laterally compressed chamber of green grass
Star finch remove grasses that are needed for survival during the dry season. Burning of grassland during the dry season may reduce the fallen seed during the wet season and thus reduce the food supply needed by the star finch. This species is also threatened by the cage-bird trade. The star finch is a common aviary bird. This species has mutations such as the yellow and cinnamon varieties. Yellow/mango faced subspecies are also called Buddha star finches because the colour is similar to the buddhist monk kutten. Star finch The star finch ("Neochmia ruficauda") is a bird species found in northern Australia.