One of the 2 estrildid finches on WAnimals
Birds · Passeriformes · Estrildidae
Taeniopygia guttata
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The zebra finch is a small Australian estrildid finch, the male wearing orange cheeks, a barred breast and chestnut flanks flecked with white. It is the laboratory bird par excellence in the study of vocal learning: along with humans, a few birds and a few mammals, it learns its song from a tutor during a critical window in development, a parallel with language acquisition that has made it a neuroscientific model.
Weight
10 g – 16 g
Size
10 cm – 11 cm
Life expectancy
7 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Colony
Lives in large concentrations, often for breeding reasons.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taeniopygia_guttata
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