Which type of finches do I have here?

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Re: Which type of finches do I have here?

Post by LuxandLolita » Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:06 pm

has anyone thought of cutthroat??? that would explain the cheek patches.. and the spotted feathers! and the beak shape. but i still think it is some sort of hybrid because they are a bit brown
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Re: Which type of finches do I have here?

Post by fhratul » Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:39 pm

I have done some searching myself and think they are spice babies. They are not Cutthroats because they do not have orange legs but black. This image shows a spice baby which have almost identical natural colors. However, there's a possibility of a hybrid of Spice and Twinspot. I will post pictures again if their color changes :)
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Re: Which type of finches do I have here?

Post by PrettyBird » Sat Jan 07, 2012 1:48 pm

they look really green/yellow in your pics to be full spice?

Is it possible for maybe a spice and a saffron to mate?

Or some other yellow/green finch? Like a green finch or something...

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Re: Which type of finches do I have here?

Post by DanteD716 » Sun Jan 08, 2012 12:49 am

There are many spice subspecies, and many hybrids between them all. That can explain this.
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Re: Which type of finches do I have here?

Post by JohnBoy » Sun Jan 08, 2012 9:51 am

Definitely juvie spice finches
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