Desert Finch Rhodospiza Obsoleta

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Desert Finch Rhodospiza Obsoleta

Post by BigBear0007 » Fri Jul 08, 2011 3:15 pm

Anybody ever keep " Desert Finch Rhodospiza Obsoleta"
I have a chance to get a male.
A friend of mine has two male imports and only asking $130.00 each.
They are suppose to be related to the European Greenies?
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Post by lovemyfinch » Fri Jul 08, 2011 3:45 pm

Georgeous :shock: :mrgreen: =D>
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Post by MLaRue » Fri Jul 08, 2011 4:18 pm

Wow!!! That is one gorgeous bird! Simple but stunning!!! :)
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Post by JohnBoy » Fri Jul 08, 2011 5:04 pm

SWA has them for $150.00 pr. They are pretty but I'd have to research what conditions they like. We are real humid here and get pretty cold in the winter months. I assume they are desert birds which means they would probably like very dry & hot conditions.
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Post by MRobinson » Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:31 pm

Very pretty bird. I couldn't pass that up if I had the opportunity!
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Post by nelloyello11 » Sat Jul 09, 2011 1:08 am

Very pretty!!
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Post by Hilary » Sat Jul 09, 2011 8:40 am

Oh great - another bird to put on my wish list! :lol:
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Post by G8love4finches » Sat Jul 09, 2011 12:31 pm

What a beautiful bird!...I want one!
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Post by BigBear0007 » Sat Jul 09, 2011 12:46 pm

G8love4finches wrote:What a beautiful bird!...I want one!
If you really do, pm and we can buy the two my friend has.

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Post by Pukasand » Sat Jul 09, 2011 6:33 pm

Absolutely gorgeous! I agree with JohnBoy.. I'll have to read up on them and see what their temperment and eating habits are. I would love a pair. Their song sounds similar to the Euro Goldfinch. When I played the youtube video, my Euro were calling to it. :lol:
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Post by BigBear0007 » Sat Jul 09, 2011 7:27 pm

I think that the vids don't do the bird any justice.
The two I heard singing were kind of siberian goldfinch and bull finch mix.

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Post by annague » Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:54 pm

So pretty and they SING lovely too?! What a package. How aggressive are they?
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