Bengalese finch

E679090

domesticated bird model organism passerine

The Bengalese finch is a domesticated songbird species widely used in neuroscience and behavioral research for studying vocal learning and complex birdsong patterns.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Budgie	2
Lonchura punctulata	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	domesticated bird ⓘ model organism ⓘ passerine ⓘ
breedingStatus	captive-bred ⓘ
class	Aves ⓘ
commonName	Bengalese finch NERFINISHED ⓘ Bengalese munia NERFINISHED ⓘ society finch ⓘ
diet	grains ⓘ seeds ⓘ
distribution	worldwide in captivity ⓘ
domesticatedFrom	white-rumped munia NERFINISHED ⓘ
family	Estrildidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
genus	Lonchura NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBrainRegionStudied	Area X NERFINISHED ⓘ HVC NERFINISHED ⓘ RA (robust nucleus of the arcopallium) ⓘ
hasTrait	domesticated ⓘ easy to breed in captivity ⓘ gregarious ⓘ social ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifespanInCaptivity	approximately 5–7 years ⓘ
nativeRangeOfWildAncestor	South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
order	Passeriformes ⓘ
parentTaxon	Lonchura striata NERFINISHED ⓘ
researchAdvantage	high song variability between individuals ⓘ stable breeding in laboratory conditions ⓘ
researchAdvantage	tolerant of handling ⓘ
researchField	comparative psychology ⓘ computational neuroscience ⓘ ethology ⓘ systems neuroscience ⓘ
songLearning	learned from tutors ⓘ
songLearning	requires auditory feedback ⓘ
songType	complex ⓘ variable ⓘ
studiedFor	complex song syntax ⓘ neural basis of sequence generation ⓘ sensorimotor learning ⓘ vocal learning mechanisms ⓘ
taxonRank	domesticated form ⓘ
usedFor	behavioral research ⓘ birdsong research ⓘ neuroscience research ⓘ vocal learning studies ⓘ
vocalOrgan	syrinx ⓘ

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Estrildidae → includes → Bengalese finch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lonchura punctulata

Weather or Not → producer → Bengalese finch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Budgie

Area X → studiedIn → Bengalese finch ⓘ

Cities in Dust → writer → Bengalese finch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Budgie