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Strange looking Serin -Central Portugal (1 Viewer)
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John Cantelo
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It looks like a leucistic bird to me ....
Atricapilla
Still Wandering
Sorry of course you are right John,Leucistic not Melanistic.
John Cantelo
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I suspected that might be the case but I will still value your words "of course you are right John" since I so rarely hear them!
Atricapilla
Still Wandering
I suspected that might be the case but I will still value your words "of course you are right John" since I so rarely hear them!
👏👏👏👏 Haha I like it.👏👏👏👏
Mark Lew1s
My real name is Mark Lewis
how is an escaped canary ruled out?
Atricapilla
Still Wandering
Not sure really FP,any ideas.
Andy Adcock
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Pro Serin, the yellow, running behind the eye to the nape, is a good match for the accompanying bird.
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John Cantelo
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Although I don't have too much experience of wild (or captive) Canaries, those that I've seen have a very different 'jizz' from Serin - a little larger, longer tailed and less compact. Hence, as it's feeding with Serin I'd have expected any observer familiar with that species (as I'm sure Atricapilla must be) would have picked up on the different 'feel' of the bird. That said, I'm not sure how far this would apply to domestic variations on the Canary theme.
Atricapilla
Still Wandering
My thoughts were on the same line John,
What are the chances of hybridisation and with which species?🤔
Atricapilla
Still Wandering
It certainly looks that way Andy,I just haven't ever seen such a pale bird before.
We have around 50 or so Serin in the garden at the moment,they stay all year around with obviously lots more in the breeding season.
John Cantelo
Well-known member
Canaries are probably the most widely crossed species in captivity with crosses including (but not restricted to) Linnet, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Redpoll, Siskin, Twite, Bullfinch, Crossbill (!), Chaffinch, Cut-throat Finch, Hooded, Pine, Black-headed Red & Black Siskins, Cut-throat, House and Purple Finches. Most of these birds occur well outside the Canary's natural range (e.g. America) They're also crossed with Serin producing fertile young. I'm not sure how often hybrids of any sort are found in the wild, if at all. (see https://books.google.co.uk/books?id...QQ6AEIXTAN#v=onepage&q=canary crosses&f=false).
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