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![The genus Taeniopygia was introduced in 1862 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach. He included two species in the genus but did not specify the type.[1] The type was designated in 1890 as Amadina castanotis Gould, the Australian zebra finch, by Richard Bowdler Sharpe.[2] The genus name is from Ancient Greek ταινια/tainia meaning "band" and -πυγιος/-pugios meaning "-rumped".[](https://mybirdsparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WhatsApp_Image_2025-10-24_at_14.20.36_bbc3d40d-removebg-preview.png)
![The Gouldian finch was described by British ornithologist John Gould in 1844 as Amadina gouldiae,[3] in honour of his deceased wife Elizabeth.[4][5] Specimens of the bird were sent to him by British naturalist Benjamin Bynoe, although they had been described some years before by French naturalists Jacques Bernard Hombron and Honoré Jacquinot.[6] It is also known as the rainbow finch, Gould's finch, or sometimes just Gould.[7] The Gouldian finch is sister to the parrotfinches in the genus Erythrura.[8]](https://mybirdsparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1a825c373188885b0aaf5c0347187325-removebg-preview-1.png)
