|
Shafttail
Finch |
 |
Long-tailed grass finch, Heck's
shafttail finch |
Poephila
acuticauda, Australia |
6"-7"
(15-18 cm) |
The most
notable difference between the male and female is the male's song.
|
Fawn,
Isabelle, Creamino, Albino, Pied, Gray |
In general, the
Shafttail Finches takes well with the other birds in
the aviary although
the male become quite
territorial during
breeding season. |
|
Society Finch |
 |
Bengalese
finch |
Lonchura
domestica,
The Society Finch is the
possible result of a free breeding blend of several species of the
Lonchura genus, found in captivity. |
4"
(10-11 cm) |
The male have a distinctive song and participate in
specific behaviors while singing. |
Chocolate, Chestnut, Fawn, Gray, Pearl,
Creamino, Pied and Albino |
The Society
Finch is a very social bird. |
|
Red-billed Firefinch |
 |
Senegal
firefinch |
Lagonosticta
senegala,
Africa |
3.5"
(9 cm) |
The male
shows a lot of red in its plumage while the female is predominantly
brown. |
Pied, Fawn |
Firefinch is neither
sociable nor aggressive. |
|
Gold-breasted Waxbill
|
 |
Zebra Waxbill |
Amandava
subflava,
Africa |
3"
(8 cm) |
The female
lacks the red eyebrow stripe of male. |
Pied |
Gold-breasted
Waxbill is not aggressive and can be kept in small colonies of their own
kind. |
