Zebra Finch
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Zebra Finch

Taeniopygia guttata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Table Mountain National Park
1 Verified records at Table Mountain National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Sunda zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) 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. Most pre-2020 literature referencing "T.guttata" actually refers to the birds now known as T.castanotis – in particular physiological, neurological and behavioral studies generally used "T.guttata" for the Australian species, because T.guttata sensu stricto was never kept in captivity in significant numbers, and thus was unavailable for such research. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park

Common Swee Waxbill
LC

Common Swee Waxbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coccopygia melanotis

10–20% · With luck
Bronze Mannikin

Bronze Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura cucullata

10–20% · With luck
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
LC

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus angolensis

Insufficient data
Red-winged Starling
LC

Red-winged Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus morio

70–80% · Very likely
🐦 No photo available
LC

Cape White-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zosterops virens

70–80% · Very likely
Southern Double-collared Sunbird
LC

Southern Double-collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris chalybeus

70–80% · Very likely
Cape Bulbul
LC

Cape Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus capensis

50–60% · Likely
Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

40–50% · Likely
Karoo Prinia
LC

Karoo Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia maculosa

40–50% · Likely
Olive Thrush
LC

Olive Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus olivaceus

40–50% · Likely
European Starling
LC Endemic

European Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sturnus vulgaris

40–50% · Likely
Cape Canary
LC

Cape Canary

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Serinus canicollis

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Zebra Finch at Table Mountain National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
70–80%
2 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
3 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
4 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
5 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
6 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
7 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
8 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
9 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
10 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
11 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
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