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Erythrura paelli
Posted: 04 Dec 2012, 08:52
by Stavros01
Hi,
i would like to know mora about this specie.
Personal experience from the forists.
Tricks that can be use to raise and breed this specie in capteviti.
Thanks
Gustavo
Re: Erythrura paelli
Posted: 04 Dec 2012, 09:03
by Tiaris
Not much recent breeding experience available in Australia with them. They are pretty much gone here now.
Re: Erythrura paelli
Posted: 04 Dec 2012, 09:14
by iaos
Nothing to add other than a clarification of the bird. Erythrura pealii - Fiji parrotfinch.
Using scientific names certainly helps with language barriers, but is even more confusing with spelling errors.
Cheers Ian
Re: Erythrura paelli
Posted: 04 Dec 2012, 10:13
by casehulsebosch
Hello Gustavo.
Maybe an idea to ask this question on some European bird forums in view of the earlier reply.
They are apparently reasonably easy to breed in cages of 50 x 50 x 100 cm. also several pairs in one flight is ok.
The difference between cock bird and hen is the more intense head colour; also the blue haze on the chest is more intense in the cock bird.
Life food is apparently essential during the raising of young.
They are not that hardy and need to be brought indoors with a minimum temparature of 15C in winter.
All this info through a friend in The Netherlands.
cheers, Case, Tauranga, New Zealand.
Re: Erythrura paelli
Posted: 05 Dec 2012, 22:33
by Dimar
Well in this case the mispelling is well explained and excused, since from latin "pealii" = of Peale (who was a naturalist) while "paelli" = of paella (which is a traditional Iberian recipe) , Gustavo just made a Freudian slip
ciao
Dimar
Re: Erythrura paelli
Posted: 06 Dec 2012, 09:48
by finchbreeder
Or he was thinking about his dinner while typeing about finches.
LML
Re: Erythrura paelli
Posted: 07 Dec 2012, 09:45
by Stavros01
finchbreeder wrote:Or he was thinking about his dinner while typeing about finches.
LML
Actualy, i was not
i think it was a small mistake for soo much atention.
I tryed to know more about this specie because i was thinking to adquire one couple for my self.
But i think the info that casehulsebosh, shared can be much helpfull.
Thanks
Gustavo
Re: Erythrura paelli
Posted: 07 Dec 2012, 10:47
by finchbreeder
Stavros/Gustavo - sorry if we upset you.
It's just the Aussie sence of humour, to make light of little mistakes that are not important because what is meant is understood anyway.
I also think Case has been helpful and hope that if you do decide to get a pair of these birds all goes well for you.
LML