Purple finch questions

northernflirt · Post by **northernflirt** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 10:24 pm

Hi all...

I'm new to finches, is there a real color difference to lavendar and plum finches? I saw a beatuful lavendar or lilac shaded finch with yellow cheecks on one of the site I search but the picture didn't advise which they were calling it. Also it seems not may breeders or sites show them, can anyone tell me how rare they may be and what a good price to purchase them might be? One more question, if anyone does know the difference can you attach pictures and how I might be able to tell hen from cock. Thanks!

Sandy

Post by **Hilary** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 12:11 am

Sandy -

Lavenders and plum finches are two different species. What is the site you found? Maybe somebody here can identify it from the pic.

Hilary

northernflirt · Post by **northernflirt** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 2:13 am

I've been to soooo many finch sites within the last 4 days and I've tried to find it and can't.

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:28 am

hi northern flirt
on here you will see a picture of a lavender finch which are pretty hard to sex..... http://www.waxbillfinchsociety.org.uk/gallery.html

and this is a link with the plumhead as you can see they are totally different birds........ http://www.nfss.org/Birds/Species/Finch ... rryFN.html i think you may have seen the violet eared waxbill which is on the first website

ken

northernflirt · Post by **northernflirt** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:17 pm

ken...

Thanks for the links. Neither had the one I found; I'm still looking for the site I found the other one at. The one I saw was all light purple (lavendar) colored with just yellow cheeks. When and if I can find that site again....I'll post it.

Sandy

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 3:27 am

i wish you luck in finding it i would like to know which species it is ,as i have not seen a finch with yellow cheeks,unless it is a native wild bird

ken

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 2:52 pm

northernflirt
this is a link with every known aviary or cage kept bird on it try these and see if you can spot it on here...buy the way it wasnt a gouldian finch was it?

ken

http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/Sampler7a.htm