Lesser red brows

Normal and lesser Red Browed.
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Fireback
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Hi, anyone in Queensland having any luck keeping and breeding these birds? I was lucky enough to have kept these birds 14 years ago in Townsville North Queensland - from memory these birds were very difficult to obtain back then. In my opinion a cock bird in good condition in the full sunlight will challenge any foreign finch available in Australia, for beauty and is hard to beat. Cheers
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gomer
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We have a few members with them.They may see this post and respond.
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Yes they are a beautiful bird , photos dont do them justice . Hard to describe the depth of the olive green back except gawjus.
Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue.
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Fireback
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Yes the true lesser is a spectacular bird, not to be confused with the sub species macgillivrayi,which is a beautiful bird as well .I have seen hundreds of lessers on Horne island in the paper bark swamps of the tip of Cape york peninsula. Cheers
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What a site to see I am sure.Have you any photos you can share of them ?
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Fireback
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Hi gomer i was a Infantry soldier in the 1ST Battalion Royal Australian Regiment based in Townsville at the time and unfortunately wasnt carrying a camera to get any photos .Cheers
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outsider580 wrote:Yes the true lesser is a spectacular bird, . Cheers


Cant argue with that.
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Hi desert bird thats a beautiful lesser cock bird.You are lucky to have these beautiful birds,good to see some still around in collections.
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