difference between european and oriental greenfinch

[1panther79]

Hi there,
Purchasing a pair of oriental greenfinches on the weekend but i have never seen these in real life but have seen the european greenfinch. ihave looked at photos on websites and look very similar to the european. just wanted to know if anyone knew what i could actually look for on the bird to make sure it is a oriental greenfinch.

thanks Laurie

[Diane]

Cant help with a description myself but we do have a topic with some details and a couple of pics that might be of interest for you, and Im sure someone with a bit more knowledge than myself will be able to help you out.

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[Danny]

Hi there,
Purchasing a pair of oriental greenfinches on the weekend but i have never seen these in real life but have seen the european greenfinch. ihave looked at photos on websites and look very similar to the european. just wanted to know if anyone knew what i could actually look for on the bird to make sure it is a oriental greenfinch.

thanks Laurie

They are chalk and cheese if they are the true thing.
European greenfinches are chunky, masculine, duller olive green with very little coloured highlights (comparatively). Like http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... female.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Orientals are very yellowish, quite dainty and upright with numerous yellow highlights, particularly on the wings and tail. Like http://orientalbirdimages.org/images/da ... nfinch.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Post a pic when you get them. If they are good ones I'll get some contact details from you. They were one of my favourites when I had them.

[1panther79]

Thanks mate ill surely put a pic of them thanks again

Hi there,
Purchasing a pair of oriental greenfinches on the weekend but i have never seen these in real life but have seen the european greenfinch. ihave looked at photos on websites and look very similar to the european. just wanted to know if anyone knew what i could actually look for on the bird to make sure it is a oriental greenfinch.

thanks Laurie

They are chalk and cheese if they are the true thing.
European greenfinches are chunky, masculine, duller olive green with very little coloured highlights (comparatively). Like http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... female.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Orientals are very yellowish, quite dainty and upright with numerous yellow highlights, particularly on the wings and tail. Like http://orientalbirdimages.org/images/da ... nfinch.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Post a pic when you get them. If they are good ones I'll get some contact details from you. They were one of my favourites when I had them.

[bleeding green]

Yep pretty sure there is a huge difference between them. Not so sure about the difference between the oriental and the himaylan. I also saw an add for Japenese greenfinchs. I am yet to find any evidence that there are different to any of the above.

[1panther79]

Getting them tomorrow cant wait

Yep pretty sure there is a huge difference between them. Not so sure about the difference between the oriental and the himaylan. I also saw an add for Japenese greenfinchs. I am yet to find any evidence that there are different to any of the above.

[dano_68]

Hi Panther,

I have bred quite a few Oriantals. Be aware that they can be very flighty and shy at first. They like to sleep on the wire (like Siskins) which can be a problem with night frights etc. They are peaceful birds they stick to themselves but being bigger then most waxbills and grass finches they can and do hold their own.

They are cup nesters as well and I normally average 2 chicks per nest. The cock bird can sing almost as well as a canary (but not as loud). Anyway good luck with them. They are becoming scarce in Australia so it is good to see you are taking them on!