Save the Gouldian Fund is a not-for-profit charity raising funds for the research and conservation of the Gouldian Finch... a highly endangered Australian bird. 

“During the 1990s it become very clear that the Gouldian Finch was declining rapidly and by the early 2000s there were estimates that less than 2500 Gouldian Finches remained in the wild. Although once common throughout northern tropical Australia, this brightly coloured Australian bird was virtually extinct in Queensland and restricted to small and isolated populations in the Northern Territory and the Kimberley in Western Australia. These population estimates lead the Federal government to declare the Gouldian as ENDANGERED in 2006. The declaration was renewed in 2016.

In contrast to the plight of this bird in the wild, the Gouldian Finch’s amazing plumage and amusing antics make it one of the most popular ornamental birds to be kept by aviculturists around the world. 

The aim of the Fund is to promote research into the Gouldian Finch and to provide conservation and management strategies to protect and promote wild Gouldian Finches. Today we believe that Gouldian Finch numbers in our study area in the East Kimberley are substantially higher than they were, due in part to STGF investments.   

The Fund also continually provides up-to-date information for bird breeders (from our current scientific research) to further enhance the practice of aviculture and the well being of all captive Gouldians throughout the world. Visit our news blog to receive details and updates on these projects.”

Get behind us & help us help save this iconic Australian species.