Aussie Finch Forum

Hi, anyone in Queensland having any luck keeping and breeding these birds? I was lucky enough to have kept these birds 14 years ago in Townsville North Queensland - from memory these birds were very difficult to obtain back then. In my opinion a cock bird in good condition in the full sunlight will challenge any foreign finch available in Australia, for beauty and is hard to beat. Cheers

We have a few members with them.They may see this post and respond.

Yes they are a beautiful bird , photos dont do them justice . Hard to describe the depth of the olive green back except gawjus.

Yes the true lesser is a spectacular bird, not to be confused with the sub species macgillivrayi,which is a beautiful bird as well .I have seen hundreds of lessers on Horne island in the paper bark swamps of the tip of Cape york peninsula. Cheers

What a site to see I am sure.Have you any photos you can share of them ?

Hi gomer i was a Infantry soldier in the 1ST Battalion Royal Australian Regiment based in Townsville at the time and unfortunately wasnt carrying a camera to get any photos .Cheers

outsider580 wrote:Yes the true lesser is a spectacular bird, . Cheers

Cant argue with that.

Hi desert bird thats a beautiful lesser cock bird.You are lucky to have these beautiful birds,good to see some still around in collections.