FINCHES
THE black-hooded red siskin (Spinus cucullatus) has been a popular cage bird for many a year and was regularly imported into the UK during the 1990s, right up to the import ban in 2005. The species has often been used to pair with canaries in order to achieve the red factor colour.
Although it is a little finch, it has a big personality, with a beautiful song which is a lot like that of the domesticated canary. Although the colour of the male is more