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 Blue Faced Parrot Finch
| ACT |
NSW |
NT |
Qld |
SA |
Tas |
Vic |
WA |
| No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
No |
Yes |
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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