Part 1: An introduction to the Gouldian finch
Featured image by Alwyn Simple Although commonly known today as simply the Gouldian finch, this bird was first named “The Lady Gouldian Finch” in 1845 by an ornithologist called John Gould. Like most of us, if not all who first lay eyes upon this finch, John Gould was so struck by its beauty that he dedicated…