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Long-tailed Finch

Poephila acuticauda (Gould, J 1840)

The long-tailed finch is a common species of estrildid finch found in northern Australia, from the Kimberley region to the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is a predominantly fawn-coloured bird with a pale grey head and prominent black bib and eyes. It inhabits dry savannah habitats in Australia and adapts readily to aviculture. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Estrildidae
Genus:
   Poephila
Scientific:
  Poephila acuticauda

Original description

Citation:
  (Gould, J 1840)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London (1839), Pt7 no.82 p. 143

Protonym:
  Amadina acuticauda

Type locality:
  Northwestern Australia [= Derby] . (Yellow-billed.)

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96163#page/673/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  1C1BB52BA8B273D5

Avibase ID:
  avibase-1C1BB52B

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/1C1BB52B

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562367

Geographic range:

  • Poephila acuticauda acuticauda: northwestern Western Australia (Kimberley Division)
  • Poephila acuticauda hecki: northern Australia (Arnhem Land, Northern Territory to northwestern Queensland)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Long-tailed Finch
Catalan:
diamant cuallarg
Czech:
pásovník dlouhoocasý
Danish:
Spidshalet Bæltefinke
German:
Spitzschwanzamadine
Spanish:
Diamante Colilargo
Spanish (Spain):
Diamante Colilargo
Finnish:
suippopyrstöpeippo
French:
Diamant à longue queue
Croatian:
dugorepa amadina
Hungarian:
ékfarkú amandina
Icelandic:
Skottemla
Italian:
Diamante codalunga
Japanese (romaji):
onagakinseichou
Japanese:
オナガキンセイチョウ
Lithuanian:
Ilgauodegė pievinė amadina
Dutch:
Spitsstaartamadine
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Spisshaleastrild
Norwegian:
Spisshaleastrild
Polish:
amadynka długosterna
Portuguese:
Diamante-de-rabo-longo
Portuguese (Portugal):
diamante-rabilongo
Russian:
Острохвостая амадина
Slovak:
amadinka ostrochvostá
Serbian:
Špic amadina
Swedish:
långstjärtad astrild
Ukrainian:
Діамантник довгохвостий
Chinese:
长尾草雀
Chinese (Traditional):
長尾草雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Diamant à longue queue ( Poephila acuticauda) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Diamant à longue queue ( Poephila acuticauda) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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eBird version 1.50:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Poephila acuticauda [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Poephila acuticauda [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Poephila acuticauda [version 1]

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Species status: full species

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Catalan: diamant cuallarg
Czech: Pásovník dlouhoocasý
Danish: Spidshalet Bæltefinke
German: Spitzschwanzamadine
English: Blackheart Finch, Long tailed Finch, Long-tailed Finch, Long-tailed Grassfinch, Long-tailed Grass-Finch
English, HBW: Long-tailed Finch
English (IOC): Long-tailed Finch
English (United States): Long-tailed Finch
Esperanto: Pintvosta poefilo
Spanish: Diamante Colilargo, Pinzón de Cola Aguda
Spanish (Spain): Diamante Colilargo
Spanish (HBW): Long-tailed Finch
Estonian: pahlsaba-amadiin
Finnish: Suippopyrstöpeippo
French: Diamant à longue queue, Mandarin à longue queue
Croatian: dugorepa amadina
Hungarian: ékfarkú amandina
Icelandic: Skottemla
Italian: Diamante codalunga, Fringuello codalunga
Japanese (romaji): onagakinseichou
Japanese: オナガキンセイチョウ
Scientific: Amadina acuticauda, Peophila aurantiirostris, Poephila acuticauda, Poephila acuticauda acuticauda, Poephila acuticauda nea, Poephila hecki
Lithuanian: Ilgauodegė pievinė amadina
Dutch: Spitsstaartamadina, Spitsstaartamadine
Norwegian Nynorsk: Spisshaleastrild
Norwegian: Spisshaleastrild, Spisshalet beltefink
Polish: amadynka dlugosterna, amadynka długosterna
Portuguese: Diamante-de-rabo-longo
Portuguese (Portugal): diamante-rabilongo
Russian: Острохвостая (травяная) амадина, Острохвостая амадина, Острохвостая травяная амадина
Slovak: amadinka ostrochvostá
Serbian: Špic amadina, Špicorepa amadina
Swedish: långstjärtad astrild, Spetsstjärtad bältfink
Turkish: Uzun kuyruklu çim ispinozu, Uzun Kuyruklu Çim İspinozu
Ukrainian: Діамантник довгохвостий
Chinese: 长尾草雀
Chinese (Traditional): 長尾草雀

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