All Black Finch

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All Black Finch

Post by Caryota_gigas » Wed Jan 04, 2012 8:13 pm

Hi, I am new to the world of Finches and was wondering... Are there any Finches that are all black?

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Post by Dayna » Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:47 pm

combassou finch is the only one I know of
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Re: All Black Finch

Post by finchmix22 » Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:49 pm

There is a eumo zebra and society's that can be all black.
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Re: All Black Finch

Post by DanteD716 » Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:01 pm

Eumo zebra finch males are all black, with a little gray, and have chestnut flanks. I have a photo of my uncles on my thread "Mine & My Uncles Birds" that is all I know.
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Post by wellingtoncdm » Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:23 pm

http://www.finchforum.com/viewtopic.php ... 52&start=0
This is an older link to black finches

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Re: All Black Finch

Post by Dayna » Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:20 am

Another one that is almost all black with just a little strip of white on the wings is the cuban bullfinch
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Re: All Black Finch

Post by dan78 » Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:52 am

The only finch that I know of is a jacarini- volatinia jacarinia. They are black with metalic blue sheen hens are all brown. I know another name for them that may ring a bell blue back grassquit

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Re: All Black Finch

Post by dan78 » Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:52 am

The only finch that I know of is a jacarini- volatinia jacarinia. They are black with metalic blue sheen hens are all brown. I know another name for them that may ring a bell blue back grassquit

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Re: All Black Finch

Post by DanteD716 » Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:59 am

Also, some mannikins are mostly black, but have chestnut or white in them, which makes the black stand out more. Check out www.efinch.com, go to varieties and you can look at different species. They do not have a photo for eumo zebra finches though.
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Re: All Black Finch

Post by Caryota_gigas » Thu Jan 05, 2012 2:41 pm

Thanks for all the replies, I now have something species to look out for.
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