Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata
(L 3.9")
Nesbits Rd
Deniliquin district
27Oct2016
Most common estrildid finch of Australia
...native in Indonesia and East Timor...introduced
to Puerto Rico, Portugal, Brazil and the U.S.
to Puerto Rico, Portugal, Brazil and the U.S.
Darwin’s finches include 14 species.
The English ornithologist John Gould,
not Darwin, determined they were
separate species.
The English ornithologist John Gould,
not Darwin, determined they were
separate species.
(R Lederer and C Burr)
Taeniopygia is Greek for
band-rumped; guttata is
Latin for soeckled, spotted.
band-rumped; guttata is
Latin for soeckled, spotted.
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© Fred W.
Loetscher, Jr.
Loetscher, Jr.
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