Aussie Finch Forum

I have 2 finchs and cannot work out what they are,they are very small bit smaller than double bars, male is olive green with a realy bright orange belly and red beak and a bright red streak over eyes.female is pale olive green redish beak and pale orange belly...(I thought I had found them with the red barred finch,thats what males eye mark is like but they have no grey like red bars??.)
very sociable birds and im told australian native they were $70 a pair if that helps ,?The guy told me but had an awfuly strong accent and birds were carrying on so I couldnt hear him,they are not any of the finchs on homepage top!!!
(it is possible they need a licence as this place sold me birds that I later found need a licence in NSW so perhaps they dont worry about licences)

A photo would make id easier , maybe one of the pros on here will know what your describing.

sounds a little like orange breasted waxbills but they have yellow aswell ? Maybe if you cant put in a photo you maybe able to google image like finch,and put on a link that looks like it ?

They sound like Orange Breasts to me...........not Aussie Natives, from South Africa

PS: What birds did you get from him that you later found out required a licence?

"Orange breasted waxbill" crossed with "red browed waxbill" from the description

ahh yes thats him!!! thanks now I can find info on how to care for them..such little things both in bed with double bar pair!!.
It was my double bars mick..I was so keen on the pair I got I went over to living jungle to get 2 more pairs and they said they were a licence bird ,even showed me the list and rang nat parks to conferm so im going to have to get a licence if I want more,funny enough I tried a few stores on phone who dont have at the moment but say no licence needed for them but liv jungle are right ....I will go back once iv got licence

Deffo need a photo now , to be sure you dont have hybrids .

I have no idea how to post a photo im afraid but that is them im sure,im pleased actualy as the red brows can be agressive according to site I found trying to identify them so I was like oh no!!
glad they are a nice gentle finch !!,they seem very sweet so hopefully..iv been warned off cutthroats and cubins alredy ,very aggressive birds im told and not for me

There is step by step instructions on loading a pic onto the forum here. If you are still having trouble Im happy to post them for you.
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