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The Red-headed Parrot Finch is
The Red-headed Parrot Finch is a very beautiful grassfinch. They are not really common in captivity but are not difficult to keep and breed. They do not do well as a caged pet, however, but thrive wonderfully in an aviary. In the aviary, they are very active, agile flyers, and friendly with lots of other kinds of birds.
In the wild, they live in grass and brushlands, as well as abandoned plantations. They eat grass seeds they find on the ground as well as climb the grass stocks and eat the seed still at the top. They also eat bugs and insects. This grassy environment provides a large portion of their needs from food and cover-, to bedding materials for their nests.
Erythrura psittacea Learn more about the Red-headed Parrot ‘Family’, the Estrildidae Finches here in Finch Families
Red-headed Parrot Finches reach a size of 4.5″ (12 cm). Their bodies are a bright glossy green and they have a bright red head, throat, and upper breast. The bill is black, and the legs and feet are gray.
The female is similar to the male, though they sometimes have more muted coloring and the red on the face is smaller and lighter than on the male.
Juveniles are dull green in color and have a dull red tail. Some may have red on their face, but the amount of red varies with each individual. Their full color is achieved at about four months of age.
Fresh food and water must be provided daily. A good finch seed mix will provide their everyday need of grass seeds and millets and is readily available at a pet store. They are much more a vegetarian than most of the parrot finches and should also be offered greens, green seeds, fruits, millet, chickweed, and even oats. They will also need proteins such as scalded mealworms, enchytraeids, ant pupae, and egg food.
Finch treats of seed with honey, fruits and vegetables are fun for your bird too, as well as nutritious!
Grit with charcoal is essential to aid in digestion and it contains valuable minerals and trace elements. Grit should be provided in a special cup or sprinkled over the bottom of the cage floor. Provide a cuttlebone because the calcium it provides will give your bird a firm beak, strong eggshells when breeding, and will prevent egg binding. The lime in the cuttlebone also aids in digestion.
Provide you finch with an occasional bath. A bath dish that is 1″ deep with a 1/2″ of water, or a clip on bath house work well.
Their nails will occasionally need to be trimmed, but be careful never to clip into the vein as the bird can quickly bleed to death. Bird nail trimmers and styptic powder to stop the bleeding are available at pet shops.
Red-headed Parrot Finches do very well in aviaries or bird rooms. The screening should be 3/8″ square mesh. Dishes for food, water, grit, and bathing water must be provided along with perches and nests. They cannot take extreme cold, so a minimum temperature of 65°F (18°C) would be the least they can tolerate (68°F (20°C) when they are breeding).
Being quite active, they need lots of open space to fly. In their native environment grasslands and shrubbery are the norm, so they will appreciate corners with thickly planted shrubs. Plants that are not poisonous, such as fruit trees, privet, forsythia, and honeysuckle bushes will make the space more enjoyable for the finches.
Although finches require very little time, a clean environment as well as fresh food and water daily is a must to prevent disease and illness Basic cage care includes daily cleaning of the water and food dishes. Weekly wash and dry all other accessories in the aviary, including the perches.
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In the wild, they live in grass and brushlands, as well as abandoned plantations. They eat grass seeds they find on the ground as well as climb the grass stocks and eat the seed still at the top. They also eat bugs and insects. This grassy environment provides a large portion of their needs from food and cover-, to bedding materials for their nests.
Erythrura psittacea Learn more about the Red-headed Parrot ‘Family’, the Estrildidae Finches here in Finch Families
Red-headed Parrot Finches reach a size of 4.5″ (12 cm). Their bodies are a bright glossy green and they have a bright red head, throat, and upper breast. The bill is black, and the legs and feet are gray.
The female is similar to the male, though they sometimes have more muted coloring and the red on the face is smaller and lighter than on the male.
Juveniles are dull green in color and have a dull red tail. Some may have red on their face, but the amount of red varies with each individual. Their full color is achieved at about four months of age.
Fresh food and water must be provided daily. A good finch seed mix will provide their everyday need of grass seeds and millets and is readily available at a pet store. They are much more a vegetarian than most of the parrot finches and should also be offered greens, green seeds, fruits, millet, chickweed, and even oats. They will also need proteins such as scalded mealworms, enchytraeids, ant pupae, and egg food.
Finch treats of seed with honey, fruits and vegetables are fun for your bird too, as well as nutritious!
Grit with charcoal is essential to aid in digestion and it contains valuable minerals and trace elements. Grit should be provided in a special cup or sprinkled over the bottom of the cage floor. Provide a cuttlebone because the calcium it provides will give your bird a firm beak, strong eggshells when breeding, and will prevent egg binding. The lime in the cuttlebone also aids in digestion.
Provide you finch with an occasional bath. A bath dish that is 1″ deep with a 1/2″ of water, or a clip on bath house work well.
Their nails will occasionally need to be trimmed, but be careful never to clip into the vein as the bird can quickly bleed to death. Bird nail trimmers and styptic powder to stop the bleeding are available at pet shops.
Red-headed Parrot Finches do very well in aviaries or bird rooms. The screening should be 3/8″ square mesh. Dishes for food, water, grit, and bathing water must be provided along with perches and nests. They cannot take extreme cold, so a minimum temperature of 65°F (18°C) would be the least they can tolerate (68°F (20°C) when they are breeding).
Being quite active, they need lots of open space to fly. In their native environment grasslands and shrubbery are the norm, so they will appreciate corners with thickly planted shrubs. Plants that are not poisonous, such as fruit trees, privet, forsythia, and honeysuckle bushes will make the space more enjoyable for the finches.
Although finches require very little time, a clean environment as well as fresh food and water daily is a must to prevent disease and illness Basic cage care includes daily cleaning of the water and food dishes. Weekly wash and dry all other accessories in the aviary, including the perches.
#Red Headed Parrot Finch
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Hello Everyone
Welcome to my channel.
you will learn from this channel Information about '' Birds '' and how to keep cage birds at Home. how to maintain an Aviary. I will share with you tips and solutions about Aviary, Birds, and Animals.
I will also share my other activities such as-
#Travel
#Natural view and Beauty of Bangladesh
#Daily activity
Just keep watching my channel, enjoy, and learn about-
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#Cage bird
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#Fish
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