Aussie Finch Forum

Hi
Just been reading mickp's section on Australian finches...very interesting.

Just wondered if there is a written standard for different species of birds, like the Kennel Club has for dogs

Diane

havent heard of anything like that for finches. although the poms try and make up standards for everything. I'll see what I can find

i think there is one for zebbies. one of the bird clubs over here came out with it while back. but as for other finches i have no idea...

from what I have been able to find out there is no standard for finches, other than zebras.
the main things that are looked for in finches are:
condition of the bird, is fit & healthy, all feathers are in place, color markings and bird has good posture when sitting on a perch. the size of the bird should not come into consideration, having said that I need to clarify it. the size of a finch should be similar to that of a wild bird.

I haven't heard of standards for finches

in the UK they apparently do have a standard for zebras & societies, but as there are so many different species and sub-species of finches all they look for is what I mentioned previously

I was asking because one of the male gouldians I have sometimes carries his tail at an upward angle when compared to the others, hence his name of Wonky
I was just wondering if this is a glaring fault and he shouldnt be bred from.

Diane