Finches and Sparrows: An Identification Guide

This is an identification guide to all world species of the true finches and sparrows. It describes the plumages and most distinctive races of all 290 species in the Fringillidae, Carduelidae, Estrildidae and Passeridae families. Each species has a colour map showing its distribution. The book is in the same series as "Kingfishers, Bee-eaters and Rollers" which won the "British Birds Bird Book of the Year 1992" award.

Finches and Sparrows (Helm Identification Guides)

This is a guide to true"" finches and sparrows illustrating all the species, many races and most sex and age variations, with almost 950 portraits. The maps accompanying the illustrations show breeding and wintering ranges for all species. Although the guide is not primarily intended for cagebird enthusiasts, it will also be useful for those wishing to know more about the species encountered in captivity.

Estrildid Finches of World

An encyclopaedic treatment of the firetails and grassfinches of Australia, the munias, avadavats and parrot finches of the far East and Australasia and the waxbills and firefinches of Africa...

• Publisher : Cornell University Press (31 July 1982)
• Language : English
• Hardcover : 328 pages
• ISBN-10 : 0801414334
• ISBN-13 : 978-0801414336

Hancock House Encyclopedia of Estrildid Finches

The family Estrildidae includes many of the small African and Asian finches popularly kept as cage and aviary birds. This book contains a wealth of information on these birds, from their status and natural history in the wild to successfully keeping and breeding them in captivity.

Finches (Collins New Naturalist)

• Publisher : Collins; New edition (21 Jan. 1985)
• Language : English
• Hardcover : 290 pages
• ISBN-10 : 0002190893
• ISBN-13 : 978-0002190893

Der Kernbeisser: (Hawfinch)

• Publisher : Wolf, VerlagsKG (1 Oct. 2010)
• Language : German
• ISBN-10 : 389432371X
• ISBN-13 : 978-3894323714

The Zebra Finch: A Synthesis of Field and Laboratory Studies

The Australian Zebra Finch is widely used by researchers and teachers in many scientific disciplines where it is the preferred subject for investigations ranging from anatomy and physiology to behavioural development and evolutionary ecology. This monograph is the first to synthesize the information on this colourful species that has accumulated during the past thirty years. It summarizes and integrates much of the laboratory work and places it in the context of the biology of the animals in the wild, with an emphasis on behaviour and ecology. This leads to a detailed understanding of Zebra Finch adaptations and life history that will further enhance the value of the species for researchers and students in behaviour, ecology, and other fields. Aviculturists who keep these attractive birds will also find much of interest in this book.

Grassfinches in Australia

FIt is not surprising that Australian grassfinches are highly popular with ornithologists and aviculturists, for included among the species are one of the most beautiful of all birds – the Gouldian Finch Erythrura gouldiae – and one of the most familiar cagebirds – the Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata. After a lapse of almost half a century since publication of Klaus Immelmann’s eminent work on finches, based on extensive field studies, the time has come for a new examination of Australian grassfinches. In Grassfinches in Australia &the authors have summarised the present knowledge of each species, and have given readers a visual appreciation of the birds in their natural habitats and in aviculture. The resulting combination of superb artwork and scientifically accurate text ensures that this volume will become the standard reference work on Australian grassfinches.  In addition to enabling aviculturists to know more about these finches in the wild as a guide to their own husbandry techniques, detailed information on current management practices for all species in captivity is provided. The book also includes colour plates depicting some of the more common mutations held in Australian and overseas collections.