FINCH PHOTO GALLERY

This is the spot for you to post anything and everything.
Have a good look at our other available forums before posting.
This will ensure that you post in the appropriate forum.
User avatar
E Orix
...............................
...............................
Posts: 2740
Joined: 29 May 2009, 23:30
Location: Howlong on NSW/Vic Border 30km from Albury
Location: Howlong NSW

Personal opinion I can remember Burmese Nuns being offered around. they turned out to be bred by a shady person
and were Silver Headed Nuns x Black Headed Nuns
Also similar time Lemon Breasted Serins turned out to be from a Green Singer x small white Canary they sold for big $'s back
then and surprisingly never breed
The last big collection of rare oddities I can remember was in the late Allan Williamsons place in Adelaide back in the early 70's
User avatar
E Orix
...............................
...............................
Posts: 2740
Joined: 29 May 2009, 23:30
Location: Howlong on NSW/Vic Border 30km from Albury
Location: Howlong NSW

While I think of it. Arthur did I get a pair of Shamas from you in the 70's
User avatar
arthur
...............................
...............................
Posts: 1995
Joined: 13 Mar 2009, 10:22

MOUSTACHED (SCALEY-CROWNED) WEAVERS . . Probably never readily available . . Larry T. from Townsville had some . . visiting his collection was an experience, well constructed aviaries, and too many finch varieties to absorb in one visit . . Wiped out by flood in'74(?)

SUNDEVALL'S (ROSY-RUMPED/ CRIMSON-RUMPED) WAXBILLS . . Larry had these too . . different from, but not unlike Saints . . Probably currently unavailable

SENEGAL (BLACK-RUMPED) WAXBILLS . . Similar to, but smaller and more dainty than Saints . . Specialist breeders still maintain a reasonable and hopefully genetically viable pool . . tenuous but improving????

DYBOWSKI's TWINSPOTS . . Became reasonably available in the 80's and were established by Ray and Wendy L. . . Russel K. kept and bred a number as well when he ran "Bonza Birds" at Cooboolture . . Though relatively easy to breed, results tapered, probably because of the limited gene pool . . No indications of remnant populations; but we can live in hope

PETER's TWINSPOTS . . Relatively recently available . . Robin H. bred a few as no doubt did others . . With Robin's passing, these rarities hopefully went to other successful breeders . . Reasonably confident that these birds are 'out there' . . Save your pennies as they won't be cheap

To Be Continued ...
User avatar
arthur
...............................
...............................
Posts: 1995
Joined: 13 Mar 2009, 10:22

E Orix wrote: 26 Mar 2020, 12:11 did I get a pair of Shamas from you in the 70's
They came from my mate . .

I got Magpie Robins from H. (which I think may have come from you)
User avatar
arthur
...............................
...............................
Posts: 1995
Joined: 13 Mar 2009, 10:22

finch bluebreast.jpg
BLUE-BREASTED CORDON . . Belongs in the 'extremely unlikely' file . . was never common . . I remember . . perhaps late 70's . . Harold H. donating a pair as a raffle prize to boost the coffers of QFS, when the birds were like hen's teeth; probably did wonders for ticket sales, but little towards improving BB's status in aviaries . . Plenty of stories of 'propping up' with RC Cordon blood

LAVENDER WAXBILL . . Always rare and expensive in my experience . . Ross and Betty H. from Adelaide (a hot-spot for rare finches in those times ) had reasonable success

QUAIL FINCH . . Adelaide again . . Can't shed a lot of light on these . . Pretty sure that Sam A. who had a farm outside of Adelaide had some at one stage . . If my phone rang at 8.30 on Saturday night I could bet that it was Sam . . and we would talk 'birds'; although by that stage of the day, he would be talking a lot more sense than 'yours truly'

VIOLET-EARED and PURPLE GRENADIER WAXBILLS . . Have put these together because they enjoy(?) roughly the same degree of avicultural (in)security . . a small group of dedicated breeders are having measurable success, which they fully deserve . . Upmarket prices but these are upmarket birds

To Be Continued ...
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Last edited by arthur on 26 Mar 2020, 17:39, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
finchbreeder
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Posts: 11489
Joined: 27 Jun 2009, 20:00
Location: Midwest of West. Aust. Coast
Location: Midwest of West.Aust.Coast

I remember my Fathers stories of people with "interesting" birds in avairies on farms or stations out the back of beyond. Regretfully I did not get to go out there with him so did not see them.
LML
LML
User avatar
Kdawg
...............................
...............................
Posts: 29
Joined: 31 Jan 2019, 19:28
Location: Clayton South Victoria

Try a search for grey headed mannikin for images of sooty nuns.
User avatar
Kdawg
...............................
...............................
Posts: 29
Joined: 31 Jan 2019, 19:28
Location: Clayton South Victoria

20200326_194445.jpg
Grey headed mannikin (sooty nun) lonchura caniceps
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
User avatar
Brisbane_Finches_333
...............................
...............................
Posts: 2072
Joined: 02 May 2019, 20:47
Location: Brisbane, QLD

Okay, thanks for the clarification
Aidan [] Junior Moderator [] Breeder of Native and Foreign Finches
Queensland Finch Society Member
2019 ABK Magazine Young Birdkeeper Winner
User avatar
arthur
...............................
...............................
Posts: 1995
Joined: 13 Mar 2009, 10:22

I'll go with that . .
Post Reply

Return to “The Lounge”