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Orange cheeked waxbill singing question

Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2018 6:23 pm
by Daniel
Good evening,

I have a one year old orange cheeked waxbill. Every night, he sings his delightful little song for a few minutes right around dusk form his favorite perch. Just this month, he has taken to going to the opposite corner of the cage, perching on the floor or a very low perch and sitting there singing a very quiet song that goes on for several minutes at a time that is much different than his normal song. It is very distinctive as it is very quiet and melodious and goes on for much longer. He is housed with a female lavender waxbill. She often will go down to where he is softly singing. Is this a courtship behavior? If so, will two different species mate? I don't provide nesting materials, so I don't think there will be any eggs?

Best,
Dan