Spermestes fringilloides

[salaar]

Good afternoon.
Decided to create a separate topic of great manikinah. Began to show his bad character for the rest of its neighbors. Prepared them to a separate room.





Already accustomed to the new building.

[wagga]

Do the Magpie Mannikin's become aggressive only during breeding season only or is it only certain pairs. Magpie Mannikin ( Lonchura fringilloides) is is the same bird as yours. They were available in Australia many years ago but I think they are all gone now.

[arthur]

I had 3 pair (well I had 6 birds anyway) in 1973. They were purchased from a Maltese(?) breeder/dealer who operated 'Lane Cove Aviaries' in Sydney. Paid $70 per pair, which was quite a bit of money in those days . . A new Holden station wagon was $3 600

I exchanged birds for another MM from a different source later that year . . and when it arrived it was a hybrid. Obviously one of its parents was MM but the other one certainly was not . . not happy, Jan and he did not get to join his half-relatives

Anyway They were housed in a large aviary about 40' x 20' (13 x 6m).

A pair of Madascar Weavers, which I was assured were peaceful and would be 'no problem' with the MM's as they were both robust species, was purchased

8 birds in a large heavily planted aviary. They got along well for about a fortnight and then in one day the 2 Maddies wiped out 6MM's while I was at work

I have never seen MM's advertised since . . and if they were anywhere they may have been in SA which was home to some great old bird breeders and was the last refuge of a number of finch species that are no longer withus

OOPS . . got my metrics a bit wrong

[salaar]

I've realized that this aggressive birds. Keep them apart from everyone else.

[salaar]

The next replenishment.

[Luís Lourenço]

Good luck with them

[salaar]

Thank you Louis.

[salaar]

These birds are very interesting mating dance of male and female. The whole success depends on the female. She begins to dance and the male to complete.

[finchbreeder]

So are they reasonably easy to get in Europe? And how is sexing?
LML

[finches247]

Good luck hope you breed them