Taeniopygia guttata (Vieillot, 1817) – Zeberka – Zebra finch

Information in Alien Species in Poland database are purely scientific and not legally binding.

Status

The species is alien in whole area of its current or past occurrence in Poland

Casual

Reproducing in the environment

Non invasive alien species

General charactreristics

Habitats in native range

Open and dry grasslands with some bushes and trees, near to water sources.

Occurrence

Earliest introduction/record

in 2001

Types of transport

  • Intentional transport to Poland

Pathways of introduction

  • Pet / aquarium / terrarium species (including live food for such species)

Type of release into natural environment

  • Escape from confinement

References

  • Komisja Faunistyczna SO PTZool 2002. Rzadkie ptaki obserwowane w Polsce w roku 2001. Not. Orn. 43: 177-195. link

Author(s): Aleksandra Pępkowska-Król, Wiesław Król

Life form: Bird

Phylum: Vertebrata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Poephila guttata

Scientific synonyms: Poephila guttata (Vieillot, 1817)

English synonyms: Chestnut-eared finch; Spotted-sided finch