Zebra Finch

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Bird name: Zebra Finch
Latin: Taeniopygia guttata
Other:
Family: Estrilidae • Estrildid Finches
Range: Lesser Sundas, Central Australia

The Zebra Finches pictured are zoo birds, but their natural habitat is Australia and neighbouring Indonesia. The orange cheek above indicates an adult male. Females lack the orange patch but so do some males.