Neochmia

Neochmia is a genus of estrildid finches found in Australasia. They are gregarious seed-eaters with short, thick, but pointed bills.

Neochmia
Red-browed finch (Neochmia temporalis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Estrildidae
Genus:	Neochmia G.R. Gray, 1849
Type species
Fringilla phaeton Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841
Species
N. temporalis N. phaeton

Taxonomy

The genus Neochmia was introduced in 1849 by the English zoologist George Gray with Fringilla phaeton Hombron & Jacquinot, the crimson finch as the type species.^[1][2] The genus name is from Ancient Greek νεοχμια/neokhmia meaning "innovation" or "phenomenon".^[3]

The genus contains two species:^[4]

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Red-browed finch	Neochmia temporalis	Northern Queensland, and south-east of Australia
	Crimson finch	Neochmia phaeton	Northern Australia with some residing in New Guinea