The Zebra finch is a good selection for a new bird pet owner because they are one of the best birds to take care of and breed if you choose to do that.
In addition to being one of the most well-liked cage birds, Zebra finches are cheap, hardy, beautiful, cheerful and active with a usual life time of 7-10 years.
With their contented disposition and social nature, you find them active and busy singing and flying around their cages. They do best with other birds due to their social nature and the cage needs to be a larger size, enough so they can fly without any objects in their way.
In their natural environment they were most often found in grassy or brush lands, open areas, pastures or fields and are commonly called a hardy variety of grass finch.
The Zebra finch comes in many sorts of colors and patterns which makes it fun to select and put together.
The chest of the male finch has black and white stripes and that is how they were given their identity. The male Zebra finch also has orange-ish or chestnut sides with white spots. Customarily they have red/orange beaks and legs, a white belly, gray wings and upper body, a patch on their cheeks and a tear drop shaped marking under the eyes, which can on occasion be tan, brown, fawn or orange.
Female finches have the same upper body and wings that are grayish, with a white belly. Their beaks and legs are not as bright or as brilliant in color as the males. The females also have a tear drop under their eyes, except for the females spots are black.
Some of the other kinds of Zebra Finches are the Lightback, the Black Breasted, Orange Breasted, Pied, Flanked White, Chestnut, Black Cheek. And Fawn.
Zebra Finches make great fun to care for pets and are a pleasure to see due to their social interplay with the other birds in the cage and their content dispositions.
Definitely a pet to think about when you are at the pet shop the next time.
In addition to being one of the most well-liked cage birds, Zebra finches are cheap, hardy, beautiful, cheerful and active with a usual life time of 7-10 years.
With their contented disposition and social nature, you find them active and busy singing and flying around their cages. They do best with other birds due to their social nature and the cage needs to be a larger size, enough so they can fly without any objects in their way.
In their natural environment they were most often found in grassy or brush lands, open areas, pastures or fields and are commonly called a hardy variety of grass finch.
The Zebra finch comes in many sorts of colors and patterns which makes it fun to select and put together.
The chest of the male finch has black and white stripes and that is how they were given their identity. The male Zebra finch also has orange-ish or chestnut sides with white spots. Customarily they have red/orange beaks and legs, a white belly, gray wings and upper body, a patch on their cheeks and a tear drop shaped marking under the eyes, which can on occasion be tan, brown, fawn or orange.
Female finches have the same upper body and wings that are grayish, with a white belly. Their beaks and legs are not as bright or as brilliant in color as the males. The females also have a tear drop under their eyes, except for the females spots are black.
Some of the other kinds of Zebra Finches are the Lightback, the Black Breasted, Orange Breasted, Pied, Flanked White, Chestnut, Black Cheek. And Fawn.
Zebra Finches make great fun to care for pets and are a pleasure to see due to their social interplay with the other birds in the cage and their content dispositions.
Definitely a pet to think about when you are at the pet shop the next time.
About the Author:
Marjorie J McDonald has written a great book on the right way to pick out and take care of your finches as your new pets. Caring for Finches is easy to do with this information about how to be a better Finch parent.