Australian zebra finch

Australian zebra finch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Taeniopygia
Species:
T. castanotis
Binomial name
Taeniopygia castanotis
(Gould, 1837)
Synonyms

Poephila guttata castanotis
Taeniopygia guttata castanotis

Male in Karratha, Western Australia

The Australian zebra finch (Taeniopygia castanotis)[2] is the most common estrildid finch of Central Australia. It ranges over most of the continent, avoiding only the cool humid south and some areas of the tropical far north. The bird has been introduced to Puerto Rico and Portugal.[1] Due to the ease of keeping and breeding the zebra finch in captivity, it has become Australia's most widely studied bird; by 2010, it was the most studied captive model passerine species worldwide, by a considerable margin. [3]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2018). "Taeniopygia guttata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T103817982A132195948. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T103817982A132195948.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Clayton, N.S.; Birkhead, T. (1989). "Consistency in the scientific name of the zebra finch" (PDF). Auk. 106: 750.
  3. ^ Griffith, Simon C.; Buchanan, Katherine L. (1 September 2010). "The Zebra Finch: the ultimate Australian supermodel". Emu - Austral Ornithology. 110 (3): v–xii. Bibcode:2010EmuAO.110D...5G. doi:10.1071/MUv110n3_ED. ISSN 0158-4197. S2CID 86055134.