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For example: Questions about more than a single species.
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crazy cuban
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painted firetail would me mine
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Diane
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As much as I love the gouldians, and all the colours that you can get, I think one of my favourites would be the emblema, they are colourful, the male has an interesting call, they breed readily, and most importantly they are a ideal community aviary inhabitant, accepting and non intrusive of other birds.
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VR1Ton
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Location: Far Nth Coast NSW
Location: Far Nth Coast NSW

Too hard to choose. I've had all but, Bloods, Red-eared, & Beautifuls, & each has there own merit, so I would have to say ALL :D
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jluna
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Location: Blue Mountains, NSW

longtails - that social head-bobbing gets me every time.
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Jayburd
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jluna wrote:longtails - that social head-bobbing gets me every time.
lovely birds but the most aggressive finch I've ever come across. loved them but hated them at the same time.
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emblemas with that over wound spring noise they make , and they kinda walk to the beat of a different drum and I like different.
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teg33
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Zebras, they are hardy, bomb proof :D and breed readily! Then Gouldians, and.......I love the Silver Nuns, even though I haven't kept both :)
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Nathan Morleyy

Jayburd wrote:
jluna wrote:longtails - that social head-bobbing gets me every time.
lovely birds but the most aggressive finch I've ever come across. loved them but hated them at the same time.
Are you crazy?! Long tails are not aggressive they get along great with every one else. My faverit native finch is defiantly the double barred finch.
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teg33
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Nathan Morleyy wrote:
Jayburd wrote:
jluna wrote:longtails - that social head-bobbing gets me every time.
lovely birds but the most aggressive finch I've ever come across. loved them but hated them at the same time.
Are you crazy?! Long tails are not aggressive they get along great with every one else. My faverit native finch is defiantly the double barred finch.
Yes, I have always heard they are a darling finch to keep!
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toothlessjaws
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Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Location: melbourne

with the exception of a pair of gouldians, which i must admit i find a little dull, i have never kept any australian finches. however the ones that i have considered based on appearance are:

masked - for that big yellow beak
doublebars - for that white face
and emblemas - for the personality and my weird thing for red coloured birds.
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