View Female Orange Head Gouldian Finch US. In the wild, three variations of gouldian finches exist with natural body coloring. The gouldian finch was described by british ornithological artist john gould in 1844 as amadina gouldiae.
Yellow back, red headed gouldian finch.
Females are less brightly colored than the males. Lady gouldian finch, female with black head on a branch. Males have a purple chest, where females are mauve instead. Selective breeding has also developed mutations (blue, yellow and silver instead of a green back) in both body and breast color.