could this be it?
http://www.petlink.com.au/Classifieds/sale/1581857.html
Rare species...
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Diane
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I agree, you would have to REALLY like the look of them to pay that kind of money out.arthur wrote:Dont think I'll be rushing out to pay 7K for a pair of birds that can only produce hybrids . . if they produce at all
Diane
The difference between Genius and Stupidity is, Genius has it’s limits
The difference between Genius and Stupidity is, Genius has it’s limits
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Not sure if they are the same species but Danny who owns this website says that he keeps Oriental Magpie Robins.
http://www.geckodan.com/softbills_quail.htm
http://www.geckodan.com/softbills_quail.htm
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOh Nice. Not practical for me in my circumstances, but very nice just the same. A few of the birds mentioned on this thread are listed for sale in the Birdworld Catalogue for Auction on 23-5-10 Finches not softbills.
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I love those silver - eared mesias!
By the way, what is, and how can I find the birdworld lot catalouge?
By the way, what is, and how can I find the birdworld lot catalouge?
Julian
Birdwatcher and finch-keeper.
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And my birding antics here: http://worthtwointhebushbirding.blogspot.com.au/
Birdwatcher and finch-keeper.
Feel free to check out my photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lewinsrail/
And my birding antics here: http://worthtwointhebushbirding.blogspot.com.au/
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http://www.birdworld.com.au/
and download the pdf
and download the pdf
Diane
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Any pix????bluebutterfly213 wrote:have to REALLY like the look of them to pay that kind of moneyarthur wrote:Dont think I'll be rushing out to pay 7K for a pair of birds that can only produce hybrids . . if they produce at all
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Arthur
Magpie Robin/Shama
Having kept both species I doubt if a successful cross will occur or has occurred.
My opinion is that while both are classed as related I have serious doubts about how close.
In the wild they will habitat similar areas yet I doubt if natural crosses have occurred.
The females can be quite agressive and will kill a cockbird.
Personally I feel the attempted crossing is a folly and to pay 7K for the pair is madness
That for a pair of Shama possibly and maybe $2000 for a pair of Magpie Robins but not odds.
Magpie Robin/Shama
Having kept both species I doubt if a successful cross will occur or has occurred.
My opinion is that while both are classed as related I have serious doubts about how close.
In the wild they will habitat similar areas yet I doubt if natural crosses have occurred.
The females can be quite agressive and will kill a cockbird.
Personally I feel the attempted crossing is a folly and to pay 7K for the pair is madness
That for a pair of Shama possibly and maybe $2000 for a pair of Magpie Robins but not odds.
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peter mandry says there are only 3 shama cocks in the country - he states one is kept alone and, referring to his mismatched birds, that he has already sold one "pair".
i am thus assuming that these 3 shama cocks represent the last of their kind in the country and that mandry paired his last two cocks with OMR hens out of necessity - there simply are no shama hens left to pair with.
personally, whilst i understand that when a bird species becomes rare, its price becomes exorbitant - i think once a species becomes functionally extinct - the animals become rather worthless. i'd question paying even $50 for a shama cock if i knew i would never find a hen to pair it with.
i am thus assuming that these 3 shama cocks represent the last of their kind in the country and that mandry paired his last two cocks with OMR hens out of necessity - there simply are no shama hens left to pair with.
personally, whilst i understand that when a bird species becomes rare, its price becomes exorbitant - i think once a species becomes functionally extinct - the animals become rather worthless. i'd question paying even $50 for a shama cock if i knew i would never find a hen to pair it with.