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Topic Started: Dec 19 2009, 10:30 AM (216 Views)
Crazy Bird Lady


Pass they are showing that finch on kijiji and calling it a spice finch????
check out this page.

http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-pets-birds-for-sale-Two-Beautiful-Finches-for-Adoption-W0QQAdIdZ172921160
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Pass
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The one on kijiji is a spice finch, a very close relative to the Bengies. However the Spice "Lonchura punctulata" is a true specie that occurs in the wild while the Bengies "Lonchura domestica" were man made by crossing many species of Lonchuras.
One of the main visual difference between them is that the Spices have black beaks and the Bengies have the upper mandibles dark and the lower ones much lighter.
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Crazy Bird Lady


Oh, ok, VERY similar and beautiful looking birds in their own right :)
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Because of Pass and Maryann I have fallen in love with finches and canaries so that is why at Petsmart now I spend even more time at the birdies. lol I have come to appreciate their beauty and their personalities. Makes my hubby nervous, when I come home from Petsmart I always see fear in his eyes, "what did she buy today". Just keeping him on his toes lol
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That is one stunning looking bird. He's simply gorgeous!
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Crazy Bird Lady


Hhaha cathy, u need to get one, they are so cheery. I will now always make sure I have a few hand tame/raised finches, Inchy is MORE tame than the budgie. He is sooooooooooooooooo cute. But I think its a hen as it does these tiny chirps and when I put it in with the males for a visit, the dark pied bengie came right over and was singing and dancing right away, it was funny, so I think she is a hen, BONUS for me. I love my hens.
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