What type?

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What type?

Post by cvalda » Mon May 16, 2011 2:08 pm

Can you please tell me what kind of finch is the one in the back behind the firefinch? It has red wings and tail feathers, grey back and as you can see grey and white tummy. Thanks! :)

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Re: What type?

Post by Ursula » Mon May 16, 2011 2:51 pm

Aurora finch??

http://www.finchinfo.com/birds/finches/ ... /index.php (scroll down to the first picture in "Species which are generally considered pushy.")
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Re: What type?

Post by JohnBoy » Mon May 16, 2011 4:27 pm

Ursula wrote:Aurora finch??

http://www.finchinfo.com/birds/finches/ ... /index.php (scroll down to the first picture in "Species which are generally considered pushy.")
Aurora Finch is correct or Red Wing Pytilla.
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Re: What type?

Post by nelloyello11 » Mon May 16, 2011 6:18 pm

They are both VERY pretty! I don't like red anywhere except on birds!!!
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Re: What type?

Post by cvalda » Mon May 16, 2011 10:58 pm

I wasn't expecting to get the Aurora; I was getting three Owls from someone, who asked if I'd like her remaining finches for a very low price, and I said yes, thinking I was saying yes to three extra finches (1 male Peter's Twinspot, 1 male Firefinch, and 1 male Gold Breast). Didn't even notice there was a fourth bird in the cage until I got home! LOL! Of course I"m not complaining! It seems that the Aurora finch and the Firefinch are quite attached to one another, as they've buddied up all day, and tonight are sleeping together. I hope that one doesn't cause problems in my mixed flight cage, although my little Gold Breast pair that I already have are quite feisty and I cant imagine anyone pushing them around too easily! I had to move my Gouldians out of that cage because they were so fed up with the Gold breast female dive bombing them all day long! :lol: (I hope the same thing about the Twinspot, although he seems like quite the loner...)

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Re: What type?

Post by Jayburd » Tue May 17, 2011 12:24 am

aurora without a doubt :)
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Re: What type?

Post by monotwine » Tue May 17, 2011 2:15 am

Congrats on all the new birds.

My Twinspot was a loner too. He only ever interacted with his hen and when she passed away he kept to himself mostly. I had no aggression issues etc and he was in a mixed aviary, but then again they never bred.

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Re: What type?

Post by cvalda » Wed May 18, 2011 8:06 am

Can anyone tell me what specific type the Firefinch is, and confirm he's a male? Thanks! :)

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Re: What type?

Post by Jayburd » Wed May 18, 2011 6:22 pm

Red-Billed firefinch (we call them Ruddies). h's red, so yup he's a male, hens are brown and SO cute!!
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Re: What type?

Post by cvalda » Wed May 18, 2011 9:15 pm

Thanks! :D

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