Erythrura gouldiae (Lady Gouldian Finch)

Overview

Endangered

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Gould's Finch, Gouldian Finch, Lady Gouldian Finch

Description

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Family Passeridae

A Family of small passerines with plum brown or grey bodies, short tails, and stubby, powerful beaks.

Habitat

Ecology: It lives in open, tropical woodland with a grassy understorey, nesting exclusively in tree-hollows. In the non-breeding season , it occurs in a wide variety of woodland habitats . Throughout the year, it feeds almost exclusively on grass seed. (Ref. 66549)

List of Habitats:2.1Savanna - Dry

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Birds
        Subclass: Neornithes () - Gadow, 1893
        Infraclass: Neoaves ()
        Superorder: Passerimorphae ()
        Order: Passeriformes () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Perching Birds
        Suborder: Passeri ()
        Parvorder: Passerida ()
        Superfamily: Passeroidea ()
        Family: Passeridae () - True Sparrows
        Subfamily: Estrildinae ()
        Tribe: Estrildini ()
        Genus: Erythrura () - Reichenbach, 1862
        Specific name: gouldiae - (Gould, 1844)
        Scientific name: - Erythrura gouldiae

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Erythrura

There are approximately 33 species in this genus:

E. coloria (Mindanao Parrotfinch) · E. cyaneovirens · E. cyaneovirens cyaneovirens · E. cyaneovirens gaughrani · E. cyaneovirens pealii · E. forbesi · E. gouldiae (Gould's Finch) · E. gouliae · E. hyperythra · E. hyperythra brunneiventris · E. hyperythra hyperythra · E. hyperythra intermedia · E. hyperythra microrhyncha · E. hyperythra obscura · E. kleinschmidti (Pink-Billed Parrotfinch) · E. papuana · E. pealii · E. prasina · E. prasina coelica · E. prasina prasina · E. prasina ssp · E. psittacea · E. regia (Royal Parrotfinch) · E. trichroa (Blue-Faced Parrot-Finch) · E. trichroa clara · E. trichroa cyanofrons · E. trichroa eichhorni · E. trichroa modesta · E. trichroa sigillifer · E. trichroa sigillifera · E. trichroa sigillitera · E. tricolor · E. viridifacies (Green-Faced Parrotfinch)

Bibliography

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Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places: For References from A–L. For References from M–Z.
BirdLife International 2006. Threatened Birds of the World 2006. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 04/05/2006.
BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
Collar, N.J. and Andrew, P. 1988. Birds to Watch. The ICBP World Checklist of Threatened Birds. ICBP Technical Publication No. 8. Page Bros. (Norwich) Ltd, Norfolk, England.
Collar, N.J., Crosby, M.J. and Stattersfield, A.J. 1994. Birds to Watch 2. The World List of Threatened Birds BirdLife International. Page Bros (Norwich) Ltd, U.K.
IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

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Notes

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Contributors

BirdLife International 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 16, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 25, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 16, 2007:

OZCAM
Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 22884
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14772548
IUCN ID: 40404
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1026123