Which type of finches do I have here?

fhratul · Post by **fhratul** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:39 am

I was so sure they were European Green Finch, but got confused by the black spots on their chest and near wings, looks like baby star finches, again not sure

Mind ID them for me?

fhratul · Post by **fhratul** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:40 am

G8love4finches · Post by **G8love4finches** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:18 pm

I don't know what they are, but I know they are not Star babies.....Very cute, whatever they are!

CandoAviary · Post by **CandoAviary** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:25 pm

The specks do resemble star chicks but they sure are greenish.... Could they possibly be hybrids? What else do you have in your aviary?

fhratul · Post by **fhratul** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:42 pm

CandoAviary wrote:Could they possibly be hybrids? What else do you have in your aviary?

Hybrids... possible, I bought them from a local shop, I don't have any other birds, these two are my first

And the green color in the picture is not absolutely what they look like, I still think they are baby star chicks, but could be hybrids as well.

Anyone else?

Post by **Sally** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 2:23 pm

Definitely not Star finches. Here is a photo of my YF Star and her babies. Note the different shape of the beak, and the legs are light on Stars, your finches have dark legs.

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 2:55 pm

Those are immature spicefinches

MarceloZini · Post by **MarceloZini** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:12 pm

They look like a spice or a society... the chest feathers are so beatiful...
Keep posting picture of this couple!
I wish you good luck

CandoAviary · Post by **CandoAviary** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 4:35 pm

Yep, looks like spice. Here is a link...the last picture at the bottom looks to be about at the stage of growth as yours

http://www.finchinfo.com/birds/finches/ ... _finch.php

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:44 pm

To me it looks like a Spice hybrid but the other half I am unsure of.
This is efinch.com, take a look at the 6o day old chick at the bottom

looks kind of like it

http://www.efinch.com/species/spice.htm the back and head color does not look as brown to be a full Spice and the throat and chest are to yellow.

DanteD716 · Post by **DanteD716** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:12 pm

They remind me of twinspots..

LuxandLolita · Post by **LuxandLolita** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:14 am

They do look a bit like twinspot but do keep in mind the shape and color of the beak. Very.. spice finch. especially with the color of the beak. i am almost positive that it is a hybrid or a REALLY weird mutation. or heck, it could even just be that the feathers have not fully come in?

Ursula · Post by **Ursula** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:19 am

IMO they are much too yellow to be spice finches. And what's with the red cheek patch on one of them?

My guess is also hybrid unless it's a rare munia type... Interesting though and pretty!

LuxandLolita · Post by **LuxandLolita** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:24 am

it does look a bit like the scaly breasted munia or moluccan... not dark enough though.. jmo
i have always admired the munia because certain mutations look a bit like a bald eagle..i LOVE eagles!

You really need more natural lighted pictures. that could clear things up a bit

DanteD716 · Post by **DanteD716** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 1:07 am

Ursula wrote:IMO they are much too yellow to be spice finches. And what's with the red cheek patch on one of them?

My guess is also hybrid unless it's a rare munia type... Interesting though and pretty!

thinking the same thing..
(cheek patch)

they deffinatly have spice or some mannikin in them, maybe twinspot or some other species, IMO, they may be some rare munias or something. Hmmm

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