Erythrura Regia and Erythrura Viridifaces

[Stavros01]

Hi,

I would like to know a little bit more about this two species: are they in extintion?? Are they breedble?? Any fotos???

Regards
Gustavo

[Jayburd]

neither are extinct, but neither are available in Australia.
bamboo PF (viridifaces) is apparently in good numbers overseas, I think?
Royals aren't kept by anyone to my knowledge, they're quite rare in the wild.

[GregH]

As Jay said neither parrot finches are available in Australia. The Green-faced parrot finch (E. viridifaciens) may still be available in Europe where you are located. Neither are easy to breed when you read about them. The Green faced is found on Luzon in the Philippines and can be found in seeding bamboo especially in the mountainous north. They are not legally available there and the last time I was offered some was in 2008 and the price was PhP15000/pr. The Royal is native to Vanuatu and is an extremely specialised compared to other parrot finches eating figs and their seeds in the wild they but can subsist on millets and have allegedly been bred. If you're a millionaire and want to set up an in situ conservation program in Vanuatu, that's about the only way you'll get hold of them. The Bamboo Parrot Finch (E. hyperythra) is at critically low numbers in Australia and last price list I saw had them in excess of $3000/pr.

[finches247]

I know of and seen bamboos in australia as well pintails and peales in australia and the royals are not available in oz but seen all 4 species in these countries in germany,austria,and switzerland

[Gerjanssen33]

Hello.

Bamboo the last I have seen is a henn 4 years ago by good old freind Marc Nellisen she has gone to the Swiss on age of 4 yaers, where are 2 old cock and 1 hen more there.out of that birds are never more breed 1 younghster.
Pealls are breeding very well and are 280 euro the Pair,good birds.
Pintails no more a big problem,prize around 400 euro a pair yellow billied 100 euro more.
Green heads (luzons) are no more overhere .
the Royal,The Bambo's, there are overhere but that was 50-60 years ago.
Stravos I don;t no how are the stand is in South of Europ, but the north can forget that birds.
There are maby in the future there will come over some new imports,evenso like like now the african birds are plenty imported.
The same way is going th Pearl head Lonchura on this moment over 12 hens and 19 Cocks on 5 places,and they dont work together no they figtihg together,you cant forget this sort of bord in 6 to 10 years.
Regards Ger

[GregH]

Hi Ger. That's a shame about the loss of bamboos and Green-faced in Europe but obviously they don't take to captivity very well which is why they aren't even available in the Philippines anymore even though they are native. Up until 2004 these birds weren't too difficult to get hold of (they finally introduced & enforced trade on animals) but they were just fodder for the keepers. They came in from the bush survived for a few months or even up to 2 years then died. Some managed to get red-ears (from Mindanao) to lay and put the eggs under societies but never in any numbers and the last ones I know of died at Avalon Zoo in 2009. That said the birds are holding on OK in the wild and while direct poaching may have ended the Philippines relentless population growth continually encroaches and shrinks their habitat.

[Stavros01]

Well, here in Portugal i have never heard or seen this two species.
Even Paeles and Colorias are very rare and cost a fortune.
Most of breeders go to Belgic and Holand to get new species and mutatuions that are even unknow in Portugal.
In fact, the Lonchuras start to became very popular here but most of them came from this countries.
But since Paeles and Colorias are not very desmineted here, i thought that could be some Green-Faced or some Royal, still in Europe...


Regards
Gustavo