Aussie Finch Forum

I have a young gouldian just about to color up it's usual that it has a black chest and face and the rest is green .it's siblings look normal . I only use my iPhone so I'm not sure I can post a photo unless someone knows how

with out a pic, it could be melanistic. does it was a shinyness to the black ...

not really it was bred in an outdoor Avairy . Is the a way to post without a computer . Just using iPhone . What is melanistic

Look forward to seeing the pic when you are able to post it.
LML

Pics as requested to help out OP.

It looks melanistic to me but it will be interesting to see what happens next year after the second moult.

Hi and I total agree with natamambo you just have to wait until next moult and you will find it will moult out to a normal bird.

Cheer from Mr Tino

To me it looks more like a hybrid,the beak where it meets the feathers is a totally different shape to the normal in the pic.What other species are in the aviariy with them.?

crocnshas wrote:To me it looks more like a hybrid,the beak where it meets the feathers is a totally different shape to the normal in the pic.What other species are in the aviariy with them.?

Funny you say that crocnshas first thing I thought was Tanimbar x Gouldian, or Blue Face Parrot

I asked that question too after I was sent the pic. He says that there are only Gouldians in the flight.

I reckon a hybrid. Did you buy these birds uncoloured?