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Can Finches Distinguish Fake Birds from Real Ones? I posted a colored business card that had a picture of a black headed gouldian finch on to see what my gouldian would do. I didn't think anything would happen, but I still wanted to see for myself. Today, I noticed my bird looking at the card and kind of pecking at it.

Do you think he thought for a second that it was another gouldian or do you think he was just curious? (I'm guessing he was just curious...)

I hung a picture of a yellow gouldian up in my bird room.
One of my female gouldians kept flying all around it and trying to run into it until I had to take it down off the wall. I was afraid she was going to hurt herself. I don't think they can tell.

They react to mirrors so who knows...On the other hand a mirror will show movement not like a picture.But having said that I remember years ago experiments in the UK of a robin attacking a stuffed cuckoo.And if my memory serves me right a cardboard cut out of a cuckoo or another male robin brought the same reaction.Robins are known to be VERY territorial...so maybe it depends on the type of bird.
Paul.

Great pictures poohbear!

yes, Paul seems to have a plethora of great pictures!