zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)

E33558
bird species passerine songbird

The zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) is a small, socially monogamous Australian songbird widely used in research on vocal learning, neurobiology, and behavior.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
zebra finch 3
zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) canonical 3
Taeniopygia guttata 1

Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species ⓘ
passerine ⓘ
songbird ⓘ
billColorFemale orange ⓘ
billColorMale bright red ⓘ
bodyLength about 10–12 cm ⓘ
bodyMass about 12 g ⓘ
brainRegionStudied Area X ⓘ
HVC ⓘ
LMAN ⓘ
RA (robust nucleus of the arcopallium) ⓘ
breeding opportunistic breeder in response to rainfall ⓘ
chromosomeNumber 2n≈80 ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSize 4–6 eggs ⓘ
commonName zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: chestnut-eared finch

zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) self-link ⓘ
surface form: zebra finch
describedBy Johann Friedrich Gmelin ⓘ
diet granivore ⓘ
distribution widespread in interior Australia ⓘ
eats grass seeds ⓘ
small insects ⓘ
eggColor white ⓘ
family Estrildidae ⓘ
fledgingTime about 17–21 days ⓘ
genus Taeniopygia ⓘ
habitat arid scrub ⓘ
grassland ⓘ
open woodland ⓘ
savanna ⓘ
hasSubspecies Taeniopygia ⓘ
surface form: Taeniopygia guttata castanotis

zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Taeniopygia guttata guttata
incubationPeriod about 13–14 days ⓘ
IUCNStatus Least Concern ⓘ
keptAs aviary bird ⓘ
pet bird ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifespanInCaptivity about 5–7 years ⓘ
malePlumageFeature black-and-white barred tail ⓘ
chestnut flanks with white spots ⓘ
orange cheek patches ⓘ
matingSystem monogamous ⓘ
nativeTo Australia ⓘ
Lesser Sunda Islands ⓘ
Timor ⓘ
nestType domed grass nest ⓘ
order Passeriformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproductiveStrategy biparental care ⓘ
scientificName zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Taeniopygia guttata
sexualDimorphism present ⓘ
socialSystem socially monogamous ⓘ
songLearningPeriod juvenile period ⓘ
songType learned song ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
usedAs model organism ⓘ
usedInResearchOn auditory neuroscience ⓘ
behavior ⓘ
developmental neurobiology ⓘ
learning and memory ⓘ
neurobiology ⓘ
social behavior ⓘ
vocal learning ⓘ
vocalLearning yes ⓘ
yearDescribed 1789 ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Passeriformes → exampleSpecies → zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) ⓘ
zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) → scientificName → zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: zebra finch
this entity surface form: Taeniopygia guttata
zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) → commonName → zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) self-link ⓘ
subject surface form: zebra finch
this entity surface form: zebra finch
zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) → commonName → zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: zebra finch
this entity surface form: chestnut-eared finch
zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) → hasSubspecies → zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: zebra finch
this entity surface form: Taeniopygia guttata guttata
Australaves → hasNotableMember → zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) ⓘ
this entity surface form: zebra finch
HVC → foundInTaxon → zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) ⓘ
RA (robust nucleus of the arcopallium) → studiedInSpecies → zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) ⓘ
RA (robust nucleus of the arcopallium) → studiedInSpecies → zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) ⓘ
this entity surface form: bengalese finch
Taeniopygia → hasModelOrganism → zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) ⓘ
this entity surface form: zebra finch
Taeniopygia → vernacularName → zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) ⓘ
this entity surface form: zebra finches (genus)