Zebra Finch

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When to see the Zebra Finch

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Zebra Finch

The map shades 5 countries with regular records, and 23 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Germany, Canada, India, France, Israel, South Africa, Argentina, Chile, Italy, Puerto Rico, China, Maldives, Taiwan, Hungary, Mexico, Czechia, Netherlands.

About the Zebra Finch

The Sunda zebra finch is a species of bird in the family Estrildidae. It is found in the Lesser Sundas. For almost two centuries, its closest relative from Australia was generally included in T.guttata as a subspecies; since the 2020s it is generally considered a separate species Taeniopygia castanotis.

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Easily confused with

Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaThe red-billed firefinch is 10 cm (3.9 in) in length. Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaThe green-winged pytilia is a small colourful seed-eating bird in the family Estrildidae. Double-barred FinchStizoptera bichenoviiThe double-barred finch is a 10–11 cm long munia-like bird.

Side by side: Double-barred Finch vs Zebra Finch · Red-billed Firefinch vs Zebra Finch