Aussie Finch Forum

D/birds . Your photos get better and better .

desertbirds wrote:Tiny .Its hard to judge size but that bit of spinifex hes perched on would be less than 3mm thick.

The bird in this photo must be the Mallee Emu-Wren, the others don't have any blue on their face and hardly any on their breast. Is anyone keeping them in your area? Maybe the Alice Bird Park?

They all have blue on the face, Rufous Crowned is the pick of the three as far as colour goes (according to my field guide ) Nobody keeps Emu Wrens that im aware of, however i believe that some West Aussies did keep Southerns but 5 years into the breeding program, none had been bred,maybe someone from that side of the country can fill us in.Possibly Rosemary Hutton bred a few years ago. The Desert Park may keep them in the future and they do have the right habitat in the core area but not neccesarily in the aviaries.Fingers crossed they will look more seriously at them in the near future.I should add that the chances of getting permits for any of the Emu Wrens would be roughly zilch,zip not a hope in hell.

desertbirds wrote:They all have blue on the face, Rufous Crowned is the pick of the three as far as colour goes (according to my field guide ) Nobody keeps Emu Wrens that im aware of, however i believe that some West Aussies did keep Southerns but 5 years into the breeding program, none had been bred,maybe someone from that side of the country can fill us in.Possibly Rosemary Hutton bred a few years ago. The Desert Park may keep them in the future and they do have the right habitat in the core area but not neccesarily in the aviaries.Fingers crossed they will look more seriously at them in the near future.

I still can't tell the difference between the Rufous Crowned and the Mallee Emu Wrens, I looked them again, is it the size?
If it's W.A. where they keep them then I might be able to get a pair. That means another Aviary I know they can't be kept with White Wings, they've already killed the two Orange Breast I bought couple of weeks ago but they don't bother other birds unless they come too close to the nest. They maybe OK with the Red-backed Wrens, I'll have to find out!

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I think I've got it, the Mallee's are a little darker than the Rufous,

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Netsurfer, looks to me like the main difference is the striations on the back are bolder and extend further up the neck on the Mallee than on the Rufous.

Love the photos DB, the blue wrens are our favourites. We occasionally get to see them when we go down south.