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Erythrura gouldiae (Gould, 1844)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Erythrura gouldiae (Gould, 1844)
Name authority
(Gould, 1844)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Estrildidae
Genus
Erythrura
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPasseriformes
  10. familyEstrildidae Bonaparte, 1850
  11. genusErythrura Swainson, 1837
  12. speciesErythrura gouldiae (Gould, 1844)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Erythrura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Tawny-breasted Parrot-FinchErythrura hyperythra (Reichenbach, 1862)EstrildidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Erythrura pealii Hartlaub, 1852EstrildidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Pin-tailed Parrot-FinchErythrura prasina (Sparrman, 1788)EstrildidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Blue-faced Parrot-FinchErythrura trichroa (Kittlitz, 1833)EstrildidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Green-faced Parrot-FinchErythrura viridifacies Hachisuka & Delacour, 1937EstrildidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Red-eared Parrot-FinchErythrura coloria Ripley & Rabor, 1961EstrildidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Red-headed Parrot-FinchErythrura cyaneovirens (Peale, 1848)EstrildidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Pink-billed Parrot-FinchErythrura kleinschmidti (Finsch, 1878)EstrildidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Red-throated Parrot-FinchErythrura psittacea (Gmelin, 1789)EstrildidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Erythrura regia (P. L. Sclater, 1881)EstrildidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Tricolored Parrot-FinchErythrura tricolor (Vieillot, 1817)EstrildidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Chloebia gouldiae (Gould, 1844) (Gould, 1844)synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916653 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3BG5Q. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.