Anyone know what these are???

[tstcpc]

I adopted these little guys from the local humane society. Can't find any information on what they are. Hopefully someone can help. Not the greatest pictures, their beaks have a tint of blue/gray.

[cindy]

Silverbills

Here is the link for the FIC on silverbills. The male has a soft sweet song.

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

[Meagan83]

Indian Silverbills.
All silverbills are great little birds. Congrats

[dfcauley]

You will love those little birds. I have raised some before. They are very sweet little birds and get along great!!!

[JohnBoy]

I love my Silverbills. They are very good breeders and are great parents!

Silverbills, Silverbills, It's Christmas time in the aviary!

[cindy]

Silverbills, hear them sing......

[dfcauley]

Soon there will be more... Silverbills........

[cindy]

[CandoAviary]

On the perches, in the nest box
Gathering feathers and twigs
They will make a lovely home
For the chicks that they will soon rear.....

Silverbills, Silverbills

Congrats to your new birds and it's great to hear everyone getting into the Christmas Spirit

[Rayray]

as mentioned before you have asian silverbills and they get easaly mixed up with the african silverbills ... the only way to keep them seperated as species is the color of the top of the tail ... asian (indian) ones have white feathers on top , african ones always a brown/grey color .... the species do breed together and considerd as unwanted mixed breed , you can always see it when they got mixed up even in third generation on the very light pink color in the tail ...

ray

[lovemyfinch]

Congrats, they are lovely and you are wonderful to have given them a well deserved home

[cindy]

Have they sung for you yet? The song is soft and very delightful.

[kinnika]

Congrats on the new Silverbills. Bouquets to you and the Humane Society.

[tstcpc]

thank you all for your help!!! how do you tell the males from females?? these little guys all look the same.

[Leda]

Females lay eggs. That is if you put a nest and some nesting material for them.
I am sitting here in the dark trying not to laugh out loud and wake my finches up!!! Silverbills indeed!!!!