zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)

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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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Generate an image of the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) (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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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 chestnut-eared finch ⓘ
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 guttata castanotis ⓘ
linked to: Taeniopygia

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 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 ⓘ

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Passeriformes → exampleSpecies → zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) ⓘ
zebra finch → scientificName → Taeniopygia guttata ⓘ
linked to: zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
zebra finch → commonName → zebra finch ⓘ
linked to: zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
zebra finch → commonName → chestnut-eared finch ⓘ
linked to: zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
zebra finch → hasSubspecies → Taeniopygia guttata guttata ⓘ
linked to: zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
Australaves → hasNotableMember → zebra finch ⓘ
linked to: zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
HVC → foundInTaxon → zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) ⓘ
RA (robust nucleus of the arcopallium) → studiedInSpecies → zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) ⓘ
RA (robust nucleus of the arcopallium) → studiedInSpecies → bengalese finch ⓘ
linked to: zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
Taeniopygia → hasModelOrganism → zebra finch ⓘ
linked to: zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
Taeniopygia → vernacularName → zebra finches (genus) ⓘ
linked to: zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
Area X of the basal ganglia → foundInTaxon → zebra finch ⓘ
linked to: zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
lateral magnocellular nucleus of the anterior nidopallium → foundInTaxon → zebra finch ⓘ
linked to: zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)