Aussie Finch Forum

Hi all

Was just looking through some articles and became slightly depressed as there are many finches I would love to keep that we don't have (to the best of my limited knowledge) here in Australia.

Just wanted to put it out there and ask what would be everyone top three?

Mine are
1: Bull Finch (European)
2: House Finch (American)
3: American Goldfinch

Madagascar Munia
Black and White Mannikin
Pearl Headed Silverbill

blue breasted waxbill
brown twinspot
black capped waxbill

The, most likely in this order -
American Goldfinch
Black Siskin
Yellow Rumped Siskin
Red Crested Cardinal
Northern Cardinal
Black and White Mannikin
Pintail Parrot finch
Lavendar Waxbill
Orange Bishop Weaver
Napoleon Weaver
Red Crested Finch
Green Strawberry
Grey Singer
Red Shouldered Wydah
Pintailed Wydah

Not sure where to stop

Gotta keep it to three, huh.
OK.

Not in any order:

St Helena Waxbill

Green Avadavat

Vioet=eared Waxbill

Honorable mentions (!) Black-capped Waxbill, Red-cheeked Cordon bleu

My choice
Any specie of Weaver we don't have here already
Any specie of Whydah we don't have here already
probably a specie of Cardinal or Violet Eared Waxbills
Don't want much

Trying to narrow it down to only three is very hard!!

Sooo many to choose from.

1) Violet Eared Waxbill
2) Dybowski Twinspot
3) Royal Parrot Finch

How lucky we are in the U.K having seen the list's you folk have made, only a few of the birds mentiond are not available here, birds i breed mainly are Violet Ears and Lavenders with a few others.
Bob

Bob
You will make alot of people green with envy BUT the upside here is we have the climate to really enjoy our birds outside.
No I really like the warm weather and NO snow.

Definitely any of the Siskin species we don't have here, any Cardinal species and some of the North American species like the Indigo or Pained Buntings or any of their Goldfinches (Siskins)