You may find various kinds of finches that exist throughout the world. Many bird enthusiasts are having a hard time in choosing the type of finches they would like to keep. They are torn between the beautiful and vibrant color of the finches and the easiness in taking care of it.
Here some of the varieties that you may want to look into as well as their characteristics:
Zebra Finches - are great for any beginner or bird enthusiasts alike. They are attractive, hardy, inexpensive, active and one of the easiest to breed. The males have a bright red beak while the females have orange beak, their cheeks are white with two black vertical lines that looks like a zebra-stripe.
Gouldian finches - are one of the most beautiful and colorful bird among finches. They are more expensive and are mostly kept by more experienced bird keepers. The male gouldian finches are more colorful while the females are a bit duller. Several color mutations are now available due to the success of several finches' breeders in pairing the gouldians.
Star finches - The male star finch can be easily distinguished from the female because they have a larger face mask. They have a bright red face; the overall body color is olive green with beige-yellow underbelly. Tiny dots cover the crown of their head that circles around the outer edge of the eyes to the cheeks, extending from their chin to the chest, down to their flanks. Male and female both have red beaks and dark eyes. The male will sing while stretching his neck and fluffing his head feathers.
Strawberry finches - its name "strawberry" is well suited for this bird because it has a beautiful, strawberry like color that becomes dominant for the male during the breeding season. Their beak just like any other waxbill finches is red. The male star finches' colors during the breeding season consist of a very dark red-brown in their head, back and wings and their tail is black. The rest of their body is bright red with white spots. The male goes out of color when not breeding and his out of breeding season colors are very similar to female. They have brown colors on top together with darker wings and yellow buff underneath. Their rump and upper tail are dark red; female also has few white spots on their wings.
Cuban finches - are also called the Melodius finch, grass quit and Cuban grass quit. They are a native of Cuba, Jamaica and the nearby islands. The coloration of the male adult is jet black face and beak, with canary yellow collar, the chest is black and other area is gray up to the tail. Their back and wings are olive color. The female adult has a gray/brown face and a pale yellow collar, their breast to the underside of the tail is gray and the back and wings have olive color.
| Carla Demming has been taking care of the beautiful songbirds for over 15 years and counting. She writes all about caring and keeping Read more about finch care guidelines and tips at: Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Carla_Demming different types of finches, as well as other information related to finch care, like breeding, setting up finch cages, and proper finch diet plans that will be useful for finch owners and breeders alike.The Ultimate Finch Care Guide |
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