Most of these species are from warmer climates however so when kept in the Northern Hemisphere, often need heat to survive. Familiar faces in this family depend where you live but birds such as the European greenfinch, goldfinch and the siskins are all members, as well as one of the most commonly kept birds – the canary.Įstrildidae finches are often referred to as New World or Exotic Finches, though again this isn’t a totally accurate name as some are found in Old World tropics areas. They are most common in Europe and the family name comes from the Latin name for one of their distinctive members, the Chaffinch ( Fringilla coelebs). For the finches, most of the species encountered in bird keeping come from two main families – the estrildidae finches and the Fringillidae finches.įringillidae finches are often refer to as ‘true finches’ or Old World finches, despite some of them being found in Hawaii and one family in the Arctic fringes. Latin names are always hard to pronounce and difficult to remember but due to the varying local names for birds in different countries, they can often be the best way to identify a bird conclusively. So who are finches and how do you breed them? Estrildidae vs Fringillidae But to be accurate, a finch is one of a number of species that are loosely related who look and sound very different. For the bird keeper, a finch can often be a catchall term for birds that aren’t parrot family. For most people, a finch is a little bird often seen in their gardens, sometimes colorful and sometimes not, sometimes with a pretty song and sometimes not.
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