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Star Finch |
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DESCRIPTION
4 to 4 1/2 inches (10-llcm). Scarlet face with small white spots extending
to and becoming larger on the light olive breast. Also light olive on
back and wings. Uppertail coverts red, underparts pale yellow, tail rufous.
Eyes brown, beak red, legs light brown. Female has less red, greyish underparts.
NATURAL DISTRIBUTION
Northern Australia.
HABITAT
Tall grass, rice fields, cane fields, bushes and trees, near water.
DIET
The Star Finch enjoy Insects, seeds, greens and, especially during breeding
season, vitamins, minerals and rearing foods.
SPECIAL NEEDS
House indoors at room temperature during autumn and winter.
CAGE LIFE
The Star Finch is peaceful, shy and quiet, good in aviary with other small
finches. Spends a lot of time on ground. Male may become aggressive during
breeding season. Easy to breed if kept in well-planted (grass, reeds,
ivy, dense bushes), quiet aviary. Pair builds its own round grass nest,
rather than use a box. Lays 3 to 5 eggs, incubation 13 to 14 days by both
parents, fledging 22 to 25 days. Pair may throw young from nest when not
satisfied with food.
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