How to identify a brown lesser seed flinch

Brandonks · Post by **Brandonks** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 6:38 pm

Hi I bought a brown lesser seed flinch an I need some help identifying if it's a male or female can anyone help me plz

Ricardo Ronsini · Post by **Ricardo Ronsini** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 6:53 pm

You refer to Sporophila Angolensis?

If so, sexes are quite different:

Male:

Female:

Brandonks · Post by **Brandonks** » Wed Apr 05, 2017 9:45 pm

Thank for your reply

Brandonks · Post by **Brandonks** » Wed Apr 05, 2017 9:48 pm

But the person I bought it from told me it's a young bird an it's brown it looks just like the female but how will I know for sure that it will turn out a male

Brandonks · Post by **Brandonks** » Wed Apr 05, 2017 9:49 pm

Because I know that young males are brown as well

Ricardo Ronsini · Post by **Ricardo Ronsini** » Wed Apr 05, 2017 10:16 pm

That's true, the best way to be sure is by buying an already mature bird.

But if it is a male, within 3 - 5 months it would start practicing his singing, once only males sing.

It would help using a record to both, teach and encourage the bird to sing, if you don't have an already adult male available to play this role.

Ricardo Ronsini · Post by **Ricardo Ronsini** » Wed Apr 05, 2017 10:23 pm

A young male learning to sing:

https://youtu.be/W29B9i0vkhk

Can you provide us some pictures?

I have a friend of mine who used to breed this birds, he may know if it is a male or a female only by the looking.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Thu Apr 06, 2017 9:38 am

Ha, I tried to listen to the Sporophila angolensis singing, and my male Canary instantly chimed in and I couldn't separate the sounds. I'll listen in another room.

This seems a very interesting bird to me, and I've not seen any in the U.S.

Ricardo Ronsini · Post by **Ricardo Ronsini** » Thu Apr 06, 2017 10:15 am

Here in Brazil we can find them in the wild, they are very popular birds due to his magnificent song.

Ricardo Ronsini · Post by **Ricardo Ronsini** » Thu Apr 06, 2017 10:18 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWUemaW48is

Brandonks · Post by **Brandonks** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 5:39 pm

Thanks so much for your helps guys

Brandonks · Post by **Brandonks** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 5:45 pm

But I have one more thing I wanna know I find sometimes my bird swell up an sits an chip seeds whole day an he chips it into dust can anyone help me plz

Post by **lovezebs** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 11:12 pm

Ricardo Ronsini

Interesting bird.
Definitely a nice song, thanks for sharing.

Ricardo Ronsini · Post by **Ricardo Ronsini** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 7:08 am

lovezebs

No problem, i love these birds, it's a shame they are way tooooooo expensive, otherwise i would have some myself.

Post by **lovezebs** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:56 am

Ricardo Ronsini

Why so expensive, if they are native to the area?

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