The beautiful firetail (Stagonopleura bella) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Australia.

The head has a black mask with pale blue rings around the eyes and a thick red beak.

In the breeding season lasting from October to January, the beautiful firetail nests in dense foliage near the ground.

It is bottle-shaped with a long tunnel-like entrance on one side leading to a spherical nesting chamber.

After another four weeks the chicks are left to their own devices and reach sexual maturity at about nine to twelve months of age.