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Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
Plum-headed FinchEmblema modestum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Australia | 2,202 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 495 |
| Northern Territory | 471 |
| United States | 461 |
| Western Australia | 385 |
| New South Wales | 359 |
| South Australia | 309 |
| California | 195 |
| Victoria | 183 |
| Indonesia | 44 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Seed eaterDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly feed on seeds.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Waxbills and Allies · Estrildidae |
| Genus | Zebra Finches · Taeniopygia |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
- Songbirds of Spain
- Spring Songbirds of Ontario
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Zebra Finch with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.