Page 12. Finches - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Finches are small birds, with short, conical beaks designed for eating seeds. Some are brightly coloured, particularly males, and most are gregarious, with tuneful songs. Four species were successfully introduced to New Zealand. The natural range of the chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) is from Europe and North Africa to Central Asia.
European greenfinch | New Zealand Birds Online
Greenfinches are the largest and most stockily built of New Zealand’s introduced finches. A heavy bill allows the bird to crack larger seeds than other species can manage. They were introduced from Britain by Acclimatisation Societies between 1862 and 1868, and are now common throughout much of the mainland.
New Zealand birds A - Z: Native animal conservation
List of threatened NZ birds. For detailed species information, visit New Zealand Birds Online. From albatrosses to yellowheads, learn more about some of New Zealand's native birds.
Common redpoll | New Zealand Birds Online
Common redpolls are small finches with a distinctive red patch on the crown. They were introduced from Britain between 1862 and 1875, and are now common in hill-country throughout much of New Zealand during the breeding season. Redpolls are frequently seen in flocks interspersed with other finches in the lowlands in winter.
New Zealand Finch Breeders Association
This boldly coloured finch comes from the forest margins of New Caledonia. It is a very popular finch and is easy to obtain. Red faced parrot finches are excellent for mixed finch collections as they are striking birds, easy care, good breeders and non aggressive so …
New Zealand Finch Breeders Association
Welcome to the New Zealand Finch Breeders Association! We are a friendly club, and we invite you to join our active association which is New Zealand wide. Click here to join or renew for 2025. Membership is only $25 for new and renewing PDF subscribers to the magazine.
New Zealand Birds | Goldfinch, Kourarini, Carduelis carduelis
May 9, 2023 · These flocks of goldfinches, sometimes together with other finches, in New Zealand, can comprise as many as 500 to 1000 birds and I often stop to watch them in my travels around the district as they move along the road verges or flutter over my dairy farmer neighbour’s paddocks, hunting for whatever seeds the summer may have left them.
Finches from Birdwatching with This Way Up - RNZ
Listen to the redpoll, the smallest and most acrobatic of New Zealand's introduced finches, often seen hanging upside-down on trees in the South Island's hill country. Audio
New Zealand Finch Breeders Association
Here you will find knowledge from our experienced breeders combined with veterinary advice and tips for keeping finches in New Zealand. An excellent resource for anyone with finches, this is available to purchase.
New Zealand Birds | Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris
Aug 27, 2023 · It flocks in autumn with other finches where it may be readily identified by its heavier beak. The male can be quite conspicuously green but in females and juveniles this may not be so obvious. Such birds can still be identified though by the pale yellow panels in the closed primaries and in the sides of the tail.