Carduelis tristis Common Names: Willow Finch, Yellow Finch
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Swee Waxbill R850 Swee Waxbill Estrilda melanotis Fringilla melanotis Temminck, 1823, Planch. Color., livr. 37, pl. 221, ‘Pays de Cafres’ = E Cape Province. melanotis (Gr): melanos = black; otis = ear. Alternative Names: Black-faced Swee, Dufresne’s Waxbill, Yellow-bellied Waxbill. Other Names (R850): Identification: 9-10 cm, 7.5-8 g; m has black [...]
Strawberry Finch Description: The Red Avadavat is the only Estrildid where the cock has an “eclipse” plumage. Outside the breeding season the cock resembles the hen. In the breeding season the cock is coppery red to deep scarlet. The lores are black and there is a narrow white stripe just below [...]
Spice Finch (or Nutmeg Mannikin) Lonchura punctulata Distribution: From India extending to much of Southeast Asia into China and Malaysia. Diet: Small cereal seeds and greens. These birds should be offered sprouted seeds as well as insects, especially when breeding. Sexing: No reliable visual distinctions. Compatibility: Can be kept with related [...]
Identification Tips: Large, conical bill Short, forked tail Distinctive call note often given in flight Male: Purplish-red head, breast, back and rump Streaked back White undertail coverts Brown wings and tail Immature male resembles female Female: Brown crown and cheek patch contrasting with pale supercilium and malar streak Heavily streaked underparts [...]
These little ones are definitely beautiful. And when they fly around the aviary they as so graceful. They thrive in small colonies or mixed flights. They are never aggressive in our aviary. Other names for these are Bicheno or Double Bar. I think Owl fits them better. Habitat: Native of Northern [...]
Orange Cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda Distribution: West Africa. Diet: Finch mix with extra millet added (combine finch and keet mix), insects (headless mealworms, Vita-worm), greens. Sexing: In some pairs, females are more pale and have oranges (rather than red) coloration on the side of the head. Compatibility: May be disruptive when [...]
Common Name: Gouldian Finch Scientific Name: Chloebia gouldiae Size: 5 ½ to 6 inches (14-15 cm) Habitat: Northern Australia, some reports in Northwest Australia and Queensland. Status: Endangered in the wild, but not within the Pet Trade. Less than [...]
Description: Size 10 cm. The male has darker blue color than female. It is a peaceful finch, you can have several pairs in the aviary. They ussualy are hidden in the vegetation. Diet: Oats, canary grass seed, foxtail millet, millet, nyjer and other small seeds. Apple, lettuce, cucumber, dried figs, grit, [...]
Beavan’s Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca
“The Quail Finch lives mainly on the ground (as the name suggests).” See, Birds and Biology Website for further information. Quail Finch presented by The Queensland Finch Society. Excellent photo of a Quail Finch and superb information provided. Subspecies: Identified by The Dutch African-Waxbill Organisation Eastern quailfinch (Ortygospiza atricollis muelleri) [...]
The Gouldian Finch: a history by Peggy Dalrymple Originally published in the American Federation of Aviculture (Watchbird) May/June 1999 In northern Australia centuries ago, aborigines were probably the first humans to revere the bird that John Gould named ‘Lady Gould’ after his wife. After all, the aboriginal people didn’t pollute the [...]
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