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CONTENTS

Introduction
Management of Australian Grassfinches
Feeding and Nutrition
Housing of Grassfinches
Compatibility/Sexing
Methods of Regulating the Breeding Season
Fledging and Weaning Grassfinch Chicks
Fostering
Colour Mutations in Grassfinch Species
Common Health and Disease Problems in Grassfinches
Diagrams

SPECIES

Beautiful Firetail Finches
Black-throated Grassfinches
White-rumped
Black-rumped
Blue-faced Parrot Finches
Chestnut-breasted Munias
Black-bellied
White-bellied
Diamond Firetail Finches
Double-barred Finches
White-rumped
Black-rumped
Gouldian Finches
Black-headed
Red-headed
Yellow-headed
Long-tailed Grassfinches
Yellow-billed
Red-billed
Masked Grassfinches
White-eared
Painted Firetail Finches
Pictorella Munias
Plumheaded Finches
Red-browed Finches
Lesser Red-browed
Red-eared Firetail Finches
Star Finches
Eastern
Western
Yellow-rumped Munias
Zebra Finches

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The popularity of Australian Estrildid grassfinches is due to the hardiness of these tiny, gregarious and colourful birds. The 18 members are featured in detail. 160 colour photographs support the 80-colour pages and diagrams indicate visual differences.

A Guide to Australian Grassfinches