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Gouldian Finch

Chloebia gouldiae (Gould, J 1844)

The Gouldian finch, also known as the Lady Gouldian finch, Gould's finch or the rainbow finch, is a colourful passerine bird that is native to Australia. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Estrildidae
Genus:
   Chloebia
Scientific:
  Chloebia gouldiae

Original description

Citation:
  (Gould, J 1844)

Reference:
   Birds Austral. [Gould] pt15 pl.88

Protonym:
  Amadina Gouldiae

Type locality:
  Victoria River, Northern Territory.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48286085

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  886A8AB70ABE8AD0

Avibase ID:
  avibase-886A8AB7

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/886A8AB7

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916653

Geographic range:

  • Chloebia gouldiae: northern Australia (Kimberley Division to western Cape York Peninsula)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Gouldian Finch
Catalan:
diamant de Gould
Czech:
amada Gouldové
Danish:
Gouldsamadine
German:
Gouldamadine
Spanish:
Diamante de Gould
Spanish (Spain):
Diamante de Gould
Finnish:
harlekiinipeippo
French:
Diamant de Gould
Croatian:
gouldova amadina
Hungarian:
Gould-amandina
Icelandic:
Gullemla
Italian:
Diamante di Gould
Japanese (romaji):
kokinchou
Japanese:
コキンチョウ
Lithuanian:
Guldo amadina
Dutch:
Goulds Amadine
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gouldamadin
Norwegian:
Gouldamadin
Polish:
amadyniec
Portuguese:
Diamante-de-gould
Portuguese (Portugal):
diamante-de-gould
Russian:
Гульдова амадина
Slovak:
amada pestrá
Serbian:
Guld amadina
Swedish:
gouldamadin
Ukrainian:
Папужник райдужний
Chinese:
七彩文鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
七彩文鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Diamant de Gould ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Diamant de Gould ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Clements 1st edition:
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Clements, version 2021:
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Clements, version 2022:
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Clements, version 2023:
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Clements 3rd edition:
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Clements 4th edition:
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Clements, version 2015:
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Clements, version 2016:
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Clements, version 2017:
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Clements, version 2018:
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Clements, version 2019:
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
eBird version 1.50:
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
eBird version 1.52:
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
eBird version 1.53:
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
eBird version 1.54:
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
eBird version 1.55:
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
eBird version 2015:
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
eBird version 2016:
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
eBird version 2017:
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
eBird version 2018:
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
eBird version 2019:
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
eBird version 2021:
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
eBird version 2022:
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
eBird version 2023:
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Chloebia gouldiae
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Chloebia gouldiae
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Chloebia gouldiae
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Gouldian Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Gouldian Finch ( Chloebia gouldiae)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Chloebia gouldiae
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Erythrura gouldiae

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: diamant de Gould
Czech: amada Gouldové, Amadina Gouldové
Danish: Gouldsamadine
German: Gouldamadine, Gould-Amadine, Gouldpapageiamadine
English: Gouldian Finch, Painted Finch, Purple-breasted Finch, Rainbow Finch
English, HBW: Gouldian Finch
English (IOC): Gouldian Finch
English (United States): Gouldian Finch
Esperanto: Gould-eritruro
Spanish: Diamante de Gould, Pinzón de Gould
Spanish (Cuba): Lady Gould
Spanish (Spain): Diamante de Gould
Spanish (HBW): Gouldian Finch
Estonian: ehisamadiin
Finnish: Harlekiinipeippo
French: Diamant de Gould
Croatian: gouldova amadina
Hungarian: Gould-amandina
Icelandic: Gullemla
Italian: Diamante di Gould
Japanese (romaji): kokinchou
Japanese: コキンチョウ
Kazakh: Гульд амадинасы
Kirghiz: Гульд өрмөкчүсү
Scientific: Amadina Gouldiae, Chloebia gouldiae, Erythrura gouldiae, Gouldaeornis gouldiae westra, Poephila armitiana, Poephila gouldiae, Poephila gouldiae kempi, Poephila mirabilis
Lithuanian: Guldo amadina, Guldo kikilis
Dutch: Gould-amandine, Goulds Amadine, Goulds Amandine
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gouldamadin
Norwegian: Gouldamadin, Gouldsamadin
Polish: Amadyna wspaniała, amadyniec
Portuguese: Diamante-de-gould
Portuguese (Portugal): diamante-de-gould
Russian: Амадина Гульда, Гульдова амадина
Slovak: amada pestrá
Serbian: Guld amadina
Swedish: gouldamadin, Gouldsamadin
Turkish: Gökkuşağı ispinozu, Gökkuşağı İspinozu
Ukrainian: Папужник райдужний
Chinese: 七彩文鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 七彩文鳥

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