New Bird Imports Into The U.S

[Perfex]

Oh wow, what a treat!!!!!!!
Many of the Latin names a recognize, many I don't. Going to google to check out what's coming in. Wow, wow!!!!!

[Asad]

where can i buy these from? i live in MN

[birdclaws]

This is exciting!!! Should we just check with our nearest wholesalers and online sources or is there some place else we should be looking?

[mayble]

birdclaws, I see many of them are already listed at birdsexpress.net (October new arrivals) and at birdproduct.com

[birdclaws]

Oooo! I see. Birdexpress and MD Exotics are partners. This means these birds will soon be available to pick up 30 minutes from me!

This is gonna be dangerous.

[cindy]

I translated the names for you, it is in 3 different posts so scroll down...great to see some of these species are coming back to us!!!!!!!

The Black-headed Oriole (Oriolus larvatus)
The Yellow-crowned Gonolek (Laniarius barbarus)
The Grey-headed Oliveback (Nesocharis capistrata)
Black-faced Waxbill (Estrilda erythronotos)
The Swee Waxbill (Coccopygia melanotis)
The Green-backed Twinspot (Mandingoa nitidula)
The Black-faced Firefinch (Lagonosticta larvata)
The Black-crowned Waxbill (Estrilda nonnula)
The Blue-capped Cordon-bleu (Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)
The Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata)
The Brimstone Canary or Bully Canary, (Serinus sulphuratus)
The Orange-breasted Waxbill or Zebra Waxbill (Amandava subflava)
The Pin-tailed Whydah (Vidua macroura)
The Crimson Seedcracker (Pyrenestes sanguineus)
The Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus) (Green singer)
The Black-throated Canary (Serinus atrogularis)( Yellow-rumped Seedeater)

[cindy]

The Red-billed Firefinch or Senegal Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)

The Red Avadavat, Red Munia or Strawberry Finch (Amandava amandava)

Lanchura bicolour a munia possibly black throated

The Pin-tailed Whydah (Vidua macroura)

Purple Grenadier ( Granatina ianthinogaster)

The Black-rumped Waxbill (Estrilda troglodytes)

The Cut-throat Finch (Amadina fasciata)

[Sally]

Granatina ianthinogaster is the Purple Grenadier. I had read on the feathered flyer forum that this species had been reclassified some time ago, but if you do a search, you don't find anything. Search under Uraeginthus ianthinogaster and you will find Purple Grenadier.

Birds Express has these listed at $450 each! I am hearing it is because they have experienced huge losses in quarantine. As my source tells me 'They are dropping like flies, so the high price is to recoup their losses.' Shame.

[cindy]

The Yellow-winged Pytilia (Pytilia hypogrammica)

The Red-winged Pytilia (Pytilia phoenicoptera)

The Green-winged Pytilia (Pytilia melba)

The African Firefinch (Lagonosticta rubricata)

African Silverbill (Lonchura cantans)

The Golden-breasted Bunting (Emberiza flaviventris)

The Red-faced Crimsonwing (Cryptospiza reichenovii)

The Abyssinian Crimsonwing (Cryptospiza salvadorii)

The Western Bluebill (Spermophaga haematina)

The Blue Waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis), also called Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu

The Red-headed Finch (Amadina erythrocephala) (also known as the Paradise Finch or the Red-headed Weaver)

[Rox]

Out of pure curiosity, which countries were these birds exported from? I'm curious, as I am in Africa and we battle to get some of these african species.

Thanks!

[Sally]

Birds Express has these listed at $450 each! I am hearing it is because they have experienced huge losses in quarantine. As my source tells me 'They are dropping like flies, so the high price is to recoup their losses.' Shame.

Sally I had to check the site again to make sure but it still says that they are $450 for the pair (not each). And you are correct death rates have been very high. This has been one of the best imports we have had in a while, but unfortunately many of them have been lost or taken already as some of these will never make it to the last links (small time breeders/hobbyist like us).

Oops, my bad, I was going by the price list, which didn't specify per pair, but when you click on the species, it does say price is per pair. And you are correct, many of these species will be snapped up by the larger dealers.

[Sally]

Out of pure curiosity, which countries were these birds exported from? I'm curious, as I am in Africa and we battle to get some of these african species.

Thanks!

I haven't heard on most of these species, soI'm assuming it is a shipment out of Africa. I did hear on the Strawberries that they were coming from Europe, but who knows. They (Berries) certainly aren't coming straight out of Asia, as there is still a ban on Asian imports due to bird flu. The import business is cloaked in secrecy, difficult to get straight answers.

[Rox]

The import business is cloaked in secrecy, difficult to get straight answers.

Too true Sally. I know here in SA there are people who advertise for domestically bred birds that can be exported. I'm just curious if these are wild caught or domestic bred exports.

I'm convinced the pair of RH Finches i recently bought "fell off the back of a truck". They should be sold on permit but the petshop's here like to act dumb when asked where they came from. There is still a large illegal market unfortunately. I know of one breeder who specifically stopped with African species as he said it was just encouraging the illegal capture and selling of the birds.

I'm guilty as well then, which is not great

[mayble]

I know of one breeder who specifically stopped with African species as he said it was just encouraging the illegal capture and selling of the birds.

Wouldn't the opposite be true? More breeders working with the species equals more captive bred birds for the market. Competition for the illegal trappers.

[Sunbay]

For the Purple Grens - $450 per Pair is not that unreasonable.

Please, if you are interested, (and can afford it!) get a pair or 2!

We need some good, private breeders to work with these.

Lauren