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Australian Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia castanotis(Gould, 1837)
Endemic
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Genus
- Taeniopygia
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The Australian zebra finch 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. 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.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Australia (except Cape York Pen., north-east QLD and far south-east)
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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