Out of the thousands of bird species worldwide, the finch is just one of them, and its subspecies are found across the globe. In North America alone, there are 17 subspecies of finch, including the ...

There appears to be an underlying selection mechanism at work among Gouldian finches -- a mechanism that allows this species to produce and maintain individuals with red heads, black heads, and yellow ...

An international team of scientists has figured out why Gouldian Finches continue to feature three different colors: red, yellow, and black. In a study, they explained that another evolutionary ...

April 23 (UPI) --The heads of Gouldian finches feature one of three different colors: yellow, red and black. Now, scientists know why the pressures of natural selection have failed to erase the ...

Gouldian finch numbers appear to be declining in one of their key habitats — the Wyndham region in the East Kimberley. Researchers believe the drop may be linked to a poor wet season and recent ...

The number of endangered Gouldian finches at a critical site in the far north of Western Australia has halved in the past year, according to a new population count. Conservation charity Save the ...