Common names for the species have been assigned or arisen from usage in aviculture, these include the long-tailed finch or longtail, blackheart finch, shaft-tail finch, orange-billed finch or grassfinch.
Common names have been coined or evolved through application in aviculture, including the long-tailed finch or longtail, blackheart finch, shaft-tail finch, orange-billed finch or grassfinch.