Finch Trends and Status in Australia

[Jayburd]

liking what you said ;)

[Jayburd]

Makes me feel even better about wanting them to know that Blue Caps are Endangered
not that that's a good thing.

[jusdeb]

Cool , good advice ...

Would a bank of suspended aviaries do the trick ?
Are any of the vulnerable birds not live food eaters ?

[Jayburd]

silverbills...
but they're not listed as endangered, if that's what you mean. they ARE endangered...

[MadHatter]

I'd be interested to see where the Aussie species fit into that list.
I don't know if any would be classed as Critically Endangered by those criteria, but there'd surely be a few in the Endangered list...

[dano_68]

...Would a bank of suspended aviaries do the trick ?
Are any of the vulnerable birds not live food eaters ?

Any of the Parrot finches, or Munias can be bred without live food. The trade off is tons of fresh green seed heads. But even then, any species will benefit from some live food. If you had a canary in the cage or just persistency you may bred some of the others using an insectivorous mix. I have a mate that breeds Red Faced Pytilias on softfood, egg-food and green seeds. But he usually only gets 2-3 chicks per nest compared to 4-6 with live food.

Suspended aviary would be ideal for most of the species barring Dybowskii Twinspots who do nearly everything on the floor lol. Suspended aviaries are also very good for reducing disease and protozoas and generally keeping clean. Again, I know a guy that successfully breeds all manner of Parrot Finches in suspended aviaries. However he does have wild seed growing underneath that pocks through the floor part. It’s funny because the birds keep it perfectly trim – as soon as it pocks through the wire – bang they eat it lol. He also keeps Green Avadavat’s (Green Strawberry) in this set up.

[dano_68]

I'd be interested to see where the Aussie species fit into that list.
I don't know if any would be classed as Critically Endangered by those criteria, but there'd surely be a few in the Endangered list...

Critically Endangered—those species for whom it may already be too late.
Endangered—birds that are difficult to obtain, have a high monetary value or are producing low numbers
At Risk—those species deemed to be sufficiently low in numbers so as to pose a risk to their long term viability
Common—species readily available and considered to have sufficient genetic diversity

Critically Endangered
Black-throated Finch (P. cincta nigrotecta - chocolate)
Star Finch (Southern – N. ruficauda ruficauda )

Endangered
Beautiful Firetail
Crimson Finch (N. phaeton evangelinae - white-bellied)
Red-browed Firetail Lesser (N. temporalis minor)
Red-browed Firetail (N. temporalis loftyi)

At Risk
Crimson Finch (black-bellied - N. phaeton)
Gouldian Finch
Red-eared Firetail
Star Finch (Kimberly – N. ruficauda subclarescens)
Star Finch (Northern – N. ruficauda clarescens)

Common
Black-throated Finch (white rump – Parson - Poephila cincta)
Black-throated Finch (black rump – Diggles – P. cincta atropygialis)
Blue Faced Parrot Finch
Chestnut-breasted Munia
Diamond firetail
Double-barred Finch (white rump - Taeniopygia bichenovii)
Double-barred Finch (black rump – T. bichenovii annulosa)
Long-tailed Finch (yellow beak – Poephila acuticauda)
Long-tailed Finch (red beak – Hecks – P. acuticauda hecki)
Masked Finch
Masked Finch White-eared
Painted Firetail
Pictorella Mannikin
Plum-headed Finch
Red-browed Firetail
Yellow-rumped Munia
Zebra Finch

[Jayburd]

cool well done Danny...
by the way, I think you mean yellow rumped munia not siskin ;)

[MadHatter]

Cheers!
I don't see Pictorella's in the list.

[dano_68]

Cheers!
I don't see Pictorella's in the list.

Sorry, did this at 4AM...was not quite awake then lol...is there now