Red-faced Finch

(Neochmia Ruficauda)














                                                                            
Contents of this Page: ( Push at the subject)
About  Red-Faced Finch
How to take care
Breeding

                                                                           




















Original Country:
                  

Red-Faced Finch comes from Northern Australia, where it lives in planted Swampareas and moisted Grassfields with Bushes and Trees. It is found in the Reeds and Grasses. This bird is ususally common near surface Water.









There are 35 types of Astrildidaes :                                           
                                          

1)  Red -Faced Pytilia
2)  Crimson Finch
3)  Painted  Finch
4)  Golden-breasted Waxbill
5)  Quail-finch
6)  Yellow-bellied Waxbill
7)  Orange-cheeked Waxbill
8)  Common Waxbill
9)  Black-rumped Waxbill
10)Black- cheeked Waxbill
11)Grenadier
12)Purple-ear Grenadier
13)Red-winged pytilia
14)Yellow-winged Pytilia
15)Yellow-backed Pytilia
16)Melba Finch
17)Dybowski´s Twinspot
18)Green Twinspot
19)Cinderella Waxbill
20)Cherry Finch
21)Rosy-rumped Waxbill
22)Abyssinian  Fawn-breasted Waxbill
23)Fawn-breasted Waxbill
24)Black-capped Waxbill
25)Black-headed Waxbill
26)Pink-bellied Black-cheeked Waxbill
27)Black-tailed Lavender Waxbill
28)White-cheeked Oliv-back
29)Crimson Seedcracker
30)Red-faced Crimson-wing
31)Abyssinian Crimson-wing
32)Red-throated Twinspot
33)West-African Quail-finch
34)Green Avadavat
35)Red-browed Finch
                                 

                          

I will only mention Red-Faced Finch at this page, since it is one of the types I have.
You can watch the other types her : Yellow-winged Pytilia  and  Double-Barred Finch

                               


Red-Faced Finch belongs to  the Strong-billed  Finches
and the type exists  both in a yellow- and a red-headed version.		                                                                                




Male


Dark Olive, Yellow-olive and Olive-spotted-White with red Face and Bill.


Female


More dull in The colours than the Male. The Birds easily sexed when in breeding Plumage. The Male has a bright red Bill and Face while the Hen is less brilliant and the Red does not extend as far back on the Face.

                      
Size: Length circa 11 cm                              


Male and Female

How to take care:


In Nature Red-Faced Finch lives in Reeds- and Grassplants. It is a hardy Bird, who is easy to take care of. Red-Faced Finch is peaceful to other Birds. It is best to have this Bird in a planted Avairies or in big Cages.
It must be feeded with Grass-seed, Greenery  and Animalfood, such as Water-insects. For example Mosquito-Caterpillars and Dafnies.



Dafnie



Mosquito-Caterpillars



Lettuce


Dandelion





























Breeding:


Red-Faced Finch make their Nests in plants in the Avairy or in Nest Baskets.  Nesting material consists often of Grass, Leafs from Bamboos or Elephant-Grass . The Nest lines with Animalhair or Down.
The Hen lays 4 to 6 Eggs and both Parents take part in the incubation, which takes about 14 days.
The Chicks leave the Nest about 3 weeks old. At that time they are Greybraun in the Plumage.They are coloured up at about the Age of 8 Month. The Male takes now over upfeeding , because the Female already  has started with the next Litter.
The Food to the young Birds has to consist of sprouted Seed, halfriped Grass-seed, and a lot of Greeneries . A supplement of Animalfood as for example Water-insects and  Mosquito- cocoons is important too.






Male (1.0)
The Nest

Mouth markings




Female (0.1)




6 days

11 days
6 weeks
A couple of yuong Red-faced Finch
(Female to the left.)