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Re: Painted Finch north of Jerilderie, NSW Riverina,

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Subject: Re: Painted Finch north of Jerilderie, NSW Riverina,
From: "Kurtis Lindsay" <>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 16:39:58 +1000
Hi all,

Morcombe says that Painted Finches are highly nomadic. What does HANZAB say?
I don't know how likely it is for a pair of nomadic Northern-Australian finches to fly to NSW and breed, at the same time I don't know how unlikely it is either so I'm not going to rule it out. However, this species is sold in pet shops and aviaries throughout NSW, and aviculturalists don't require a license to keep and breed them. A quick search of local aviary classifieds show that a breeding pair of Painted Finches or Emblema's as theyre most commonly known in bird keeping circles can sell for as little as $25! (www.petlink.com.au/Classifieds/sale/966620.html)

It seems pretty unlikely that a pair of Painted Finches have both escaped from a captive situation and have managed to safely make it to suitable grassland habitat to settle down and breed. So I'm suggesting another theory, that perhaps someone has released these birds her deliberately?

Kurtis Lindsay









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