Cage & Aviary Birds

More than just a memory

FOREIGN FINCHES

THE red-crested finch (Coryphospingus cucullatus), also known as the red pileated finch, was imported in good numbers during the 1990s. In recent years, by contrast, the species has almost disappeared from aviculture in the UK.

That said, there are one or two specialist breeders around who keep this species and actually breed it in

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