Gee Trilobite,i get the feeling that you think these birds were recently smuggled in,they have been here for years in small numbers and i don't think they will last much longer according to breeding results and are going to end up like the violet eared waxbills have here.Trilobite wrote:Gee Craig, shame they werent the red ones truly spectacular birds, shame they died off here so long ago. I suspect it wont be long and we will see some more around the traps. Smuggling birds - i dont know?? bringing viable eggs in seems to be the preferred way and easy when you know how, however there is a risk and the risk are very high for our captive and wild birds alike. I suspect you will see violet eared waxbills in the not too distant furture as well??
I suspect inbreeding/poor fertility etc will be their demise.
I don't condone smuggling and never will Craig