Is a Shaft-tail Finch the Right Pet Bird for You?

Other common names: Black Heart Finch; Heck's Grassfinch (P. a. hecki); Long-tailed Finch (P. a. acuticauda)

Scientific name: Poephila acuticauda

The basics:

The Shaft-tail Finch is one of the classic favorites of aviculture because of its sleek appearance, delightful personality, and easy care. This finch originates from northern Australia, where they inhabit open woodlands. In 2008, scientists...

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Pin-tailed Whydahs, Vidua macroura - Beauty Of Birds

Indigobirds

The Pin-tailed Whydah, Vidua macroura, is a small resident songbird that occurs in most of Africa south of the Sahara Desert; where it lives in light and densely wooded forests with Mopane trees; savanna grasslands where it breeds and feeds; and African bushveld.

The Pin-tailed Whydah is known in Afrikaans as Koningrooibekkie. They are also called "Widow Birds" in reference to the...

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Date: 2017-04-03 08:07:06
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