Ruddy, Pied??

[Farlie]

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Hi,

Can anyone please tell me if this little guy is a normal or a pied Ruddy?

[vettepilot_6]

Can't see any white feathers. ..maybe dark feathers due to poor diet?

[Farlie]

Ok so pied means it would have white feathers. Didn't know that. Thanks.

Diet is good. He is very active he and the Mrs are building a nest. The first one since I got them about 3 months ago.

[Tiaris]

Its hard to get a good idea from that pic with the strong sun behind him. If he has paler pink patches on the head/neck/rump area he could be a light pied. If you show a pic in softer light it would be easier to tell. Pieds usually show at least some white feathers on the belly, wing flights or tail although on the head & neck on males any pied markings are at least partially overshadowed by the red.

[CathyCraftz]

Most likely a normal one. Pied finches usually have white feathers and your finch only has tiny white spots on the feathers not a whole white feather.

[starman]

The well-focused areas look quite normal, but it is not easy to comment on the lateral rump and tail, (the out-of-focus areas).

[vettepilot_6]

Most likely a normal one. Pied finches usually have white feathers and your finch only has tiny white spots on the feathers not a whole white feather.

Cathy that particular finch has white dots on feathers as normal. ..as do a lot of different finches

[CathyCraftz]

Yes that was what I was trying to say lol

[finchbreeder]

In that pic he looks like both my normal boys.
LML