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Taeniopygia guttata · Family Estrildidae

Taeniopygia guttata

Family Estrildidae

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Estrildidae
GBIF occurrence records
226,251
Countries and territories with records
60
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About this species

This species has 226,251 occurrence records from 60 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Australia accounts for 98.6% of the records; no other country or territory reaches 1%. In Australia, this species accounts for 0.2% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Taeniopygia guttata combines the genus name Taeniopygia with the species epithet guttata. It is the only species of the genus Taeniopygia in the Warbla app catalog.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 120 species of the family Estrildidae. This species ranks 8th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Lonchura punctulata. Its record count is 5.1 times the family average (44,065). The family Estrildidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

More birds in the family Estrildidae

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