A Guide to Australian Grassfinches: Their Management, Care and Breeding - Softcover

Kingston, Russell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0958710228 ISBN 13: 9780958710220

Publisher: ABK Publications, 1997

Synopsis

General chapters include general management, regulating the breeding season, colour mutations, and common health problems.

Individual species chapters present on 18 members of the Australian Estrildid finch family.

About this title

Synopsis:

The popularity of Australian Grassfinches worldwide is largely due to the hardiness of these tiny, gregarious and colourful birds. The 18 members of the Grassfinch family Estrildae recognised in Australia are featured in detail. General topics covered include acquiring birds, quarantine, nutrition, housing, breeding seasons, sub-species, coloured mutations and health problems - to name a few. Diagrams indicating visual differences and some 160 coloured photographs support the text.

About the Author:

Russell Kingston's interest in keeping and breeding finches commenced in 1956 and has continued passionately ever since. Russell articles on finches are regularly published in renowned national and international publications. He has been awarded an OAM for Services to Aviculture in the Queen's honours.

About this edition

• Publisher: ABK Publications
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0958710228
• ISBN 13: 9780958710220
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80