Pictures, Spotted a "Spice" Pair, wild, I think

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Pictures, Spotted a "Spice" Pair, wild, I think

Post by Arsdelicata » Thu May 17, 2007 8:05 pm

Spotted this pair yesterday in PR, ( South west of the island)
They look like what is called spice finch on the guide here, but
my book on PR birds by Oberle called them nutmeg Mannikin, ( Lonchura punctulata ) or in Spanish, " Pinzon Acanelado" while also called the scaly breasted Mannikin, ...
Native to Asia, introduced here I guess...
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I saw them Eating the same grss seeds that my house birds love so much.
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Post by tammieb » Thu May 17, 2007 9:59 pm

Yep those would be Spices.

Beautiful birds. I hope to bring home a couple this weekend. :)
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Post by StevePax » Fri May 18, 2007 8:31 am

The place I got mine called them "Indian Spice Finches." I know they are asian, but are they really concentrated in India? They are lots of fun - they tried to rule the roost for the first few days, but now they've given up and joined the societies, so I often see all 6 of them (two spices and four societies) cuddled up on a perch.

At my bird store, they were even cheaper than the societies - spice finches were 12.99, and societies were 14.99.
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Post by tammieb » Fri May 18, 2007 1:00 pm

Wish I could get them for that price here. Societies sell for $17.99 and Spices for $24.00.

Better keep an eye on 'em Steve or you could end up with some Spiceities. ;)
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Post by StevePax » Fri May 18, 2007 2:23 pm

I'm not too worried about that. No breeding allowed in the big cage - there are too many birds in there to allow it.
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Post by Crystal » Fri May 18, 2007 2:30 pm

The various subspecies of spice finch are found in: Ceylon, India, Indochina (including Vietnam and Cambodia), Thailand, southern China, Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Celebes, the Lesser Sunda Islands, and the Philippines.
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Post by raghavan88 » Sun Jul 08, 2007 10:50 pm

Wild-caught Spice are found frequently along with other munia species in the Indian Bird Market.Also you can find red and green avadavats.All these birds are agricultural pests,apparently.
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Post by Eel Noob » Mon Oct 01, 2007 4:16 pm

Great pics, are they common/abundant in there?


Societies and spice finches are priced the same here $19 each
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