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Sexing society finches3/16/2024 Sexing of the Heck’s can prove difficult to the uneducated eye. The legs are orange/red in color, depending on the mutation. A broad black bar extends down each side of the legs and is flanked with brilliant white. The tail is black and quite long separating into two central shafts. The underparts of the Heck’s is yet paler and the vent area is almost white. The body itself is a soft grayish brown with almost a tinge of peach. Below the beak and running down to the top of the chest is a bold black bib. The head of a normal is a beautiful soft gray with black streaks around the eyes giving it an almost oriental appearance. Heck’s colors range from the normal as described below to cremes, whites, and fawns. Beak color ranges from bright orange to deep red depending on the color mutation. Being slender and sleek with a smooth, sharp color pattern there is no reason to wonder why. The Heck’s has been touted as Australia’s most elegant finch. This gesture never stops from creating a laugh from anyone observing them. As they fly from perch to perch they bob their heads up and down upon landing. Their comical nature makes them my most favorite of all the Australian finches, save the zebras. I myself have not had a problem housing them with other peaceful species. They may tend to be too nosy of other’s nest boxes. The only problem that may arise with housing Heck’s with others species is their inquisitive nature. Don’t let their size of 6-7 inches fool you they are peaceful birds that can be housed with any other finches of similar demeanor. The Heck’s Grassfinch or Shaftail, as it is also called, is an elegant Australian finch with a rather comical demeanor.
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