Blue Faced Parrot Finch
Latin Name: Erythura trichroa
Other Names: Blue faced Finch, Blue headed Finch, Tricoloured Parrot Finch

Identification Blue Faced Parrot Finch
Male: grass green finch with cobalt-blue face and throat. Black bill. Dull scarlet rump and uppertail coverts. Female: duller, with less blue. Size 12-13 cm. Juv: dull, with pale grey bill.

Voice Blue Faced Parrot Finch
Call: Communication call a short high pitched single reedy chirp, identity call a low trill. Song: Two series of high piched trills, followed by a single whistle that falls then rises at the end. Soft and spaced out.

Habitat Blue Faced Parrot Finch
Edges of rainforest.

Distribution Blue Faced Parrot Finch
North-eastern Queensland from Cape York to the Atherton Tableland; also in New Guinea, the Solomons, and various other islands.

Nest Blue Faced Parrot Finch
Neat , rounded, with a small entrance at the side, composed of fibre or grass and lined with soft materials; placed in shrubs or in mango trees.

Breeding Blue Faced Parrot Finch
Breeding Season: August to April. Eggs: Three to six; white. Incubation 12-14 days, by both sexes. Young fledge in about 21 days.

Breeders Price Guide (Aviary bred pairs) Blue Faced Parrot Finch
$40 to $50

Aviary Licence Requirements in Qld Blue Faced Parrot Finch
Recreational Wildlife licence required.

Aviary Notes Blue Faced Parrot Finch
They are a bit boisterous but they are not aggressive to other species and do well in a mixed collection. Blue Faced Parrot Finch will use a variety of artificial nests. They can be kept as a pair or as a colony.

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