Identification Spice Finch
Bill
grey; head and throat chocolate-brown. Upperparts
grey-brown. Underparts dull-white, scalloped dark brown.
Size 11 cm. Juv: brownish-yellow below. flicks tail
constantly.
Voice Spice Finch
'Ki-ki-te-te'.
Habitat Spice Finch
Reeds,
rank grass, scrub areas, grasslands, orchards and
cultivation paddocks. In flocks.
Distribution
Spice Finch
They
are found in India, Sri Lanka, South East Asia, China,
Taiwan, the Sundas, the Celebes and the Philippines.
introduced into Australia. Sydney, Brisbane, and parts of
eastern Queensland.
Nest Spice Finch
Globular,
compactly built, with an entrance at the side, sometimes
with the seeding heads of grasses protruding and forming
a veranda; composed outwardly of blady-grass and course
grasses mixed with leaves, and lined with fine grasses;
usually built in a small shrub or a bushy tree.
Breeding Spice Finch
Breeding
Season: September to February. Eggs: Four to eight;
white, rather elongated oval. Incubation 14 days, by both
sexes. Young fledge in about 21 days.
Breeders
Price Guide (Aviary bred pairs) Spice Finch
$20
to $30
Aviary
Licence Requirements Spice Finch
| ACT |
NSW |
NT |
Qld |
SA |
Tas |
Vic |
WA |
| No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Aviary Notes Spice Finch
They will live in any sized aviary. They can be kept in a
collection of small seed eaters. They can be paired up or
as a colony. A lot of time is spent on the ground.
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