Bird of the day on Nostr: Painted Firetail Tiny bird, more slender than other waxbills, olive brown above, ...

Painted Firetail

Tiny bird, more slender than other waxbills, olive brown above, blackish with white-spotted flanks below. Male with bright red face, female with red around eye. Cherry red rump obvious in flight. Found in arid inland Australia, in rocky gorges and hills with water nearby.

Link: https://ebird.org/species/paifir1
Photo Location: Australia