 A recommended orthography and pronunciation list of all published names has proposed "boorin", "dwerdengolngani", and "djiri" in preference to later vernacular.Other names include variations red-eared firetail finch, Western firetail, red-eared finch, and the ambiguous zebra finch.The "IOC World Bird List" recommends "Red-eared Firetail" as the preferred English name and orthography.