Parrot Finches - Hybrids

PARROT FINCHES
-HYBRIDS-

These birds do not belong to this site.
However, I would like to adress this practice.

It is certainly not the intention to encourage the breeding of hybrids, but to warn the bird-lover about the negative aspects. These birds are useless to breed in future generations, and you may not bring them into a show.

It is well known that many species of parrot finches can be crossed together and the off-spring can be fertile.

Below are some pictures of such hybrids:

GOULDIAN FINCH x BLUE FACED PARROT FINCH

© D.Wildemeersch

FORBES PARROT FINCH x BLUE FACED PARROT FINCH

© D.Noirjean

PIN TAILED PARROT FINCH x RED THROATED PARROT FINCH

© J.Fernandez

PEALES PARROT FINCH x RED THROATED PARROT FINCH

© P. Mac Farlane

In the first picture we see one of the four juveniles with father Peale P.F.
In the second photo we have another juvenile with mother Red Throated P.F.

© P. Mac Farlane

Both pictures above show us the same juveniles but now in full color.
You can see very well the blue under the chin (bib) which is a characteristic of the Peale's Parrot Finch.

© P. Mac Farlane

These two juveniles in the pictures are more difficult to recognize as hybrids.
They look more like their mother Red-Throated.

RED THROATED PARROT FINCH x FORBES PARROT FINCH

© G.Hofmann

FORBES PARROT FINCH x RED THROATED PARROT FINCH

Female

RED THROATED PARROT FINCH x BLUE FACED PARROT FINCH