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<blockquote data-quote="bugmat" data-source="post: 3608185" data-attributes="member: 137018"><p>Sorry - I renamed the images so thought it was obvious</p><p></p><p>1 is a picture of immature TCM at various stages of development and 4 is an immature TCM I shot in the field here - I posted those to compare with the brown seed finches in 2,3 and 5.</p><p></p><p> Also 5 shows a TCM adult with silver beak vs these seed finches with black beaks..beaks and heads are also differently shaped.</p><p></p><p>Just wanted to make it clear they didn't appear to be immature TCM.</p><p></p><p>As to scaly-breasted munia - I did consider it as they look like immature birds of that species but those have never been recorded here. I just went with the ones I know for sure are caged birds...</p><p></p><p>Still as I said we have a thriving caged bird industry so I wouldn't put it past them to have imported some of those.</p><p></p><p>Allt he common wazbills, saffron finches and tricolored munias we have (which are numerous) were all originally introduced this way.</p><p></p><p>edit: also what about <strong>female chestnut munia</strong>? These have been recorded int eh wild before as escaped cage birds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bugmat, post: 3608185, member: 137018"] Sorry - I renamed the images so thought it was obvious 1 is a picture of immature TCM at various stages of development and 4 is an immature TCM I shot in the field here - I posted those to compare with the brown seed finches in 2,3 and 5. Also 5 shows a TCM adult with silver beak vs these seed finches with black beaks..beaks and heads are also differently shaped. Just wanted to make it clear they didn't appear to be immature TCM. As to scaly-breasted munia - I did consider it as they look like immature birds of that species but those have never been recorded here. I just went with the ones I know for sure are caged birds... Still as I said we have a thriving caged bird industry so I wouldn't put it past them to have imported some of those. Allt he common wazbills, saffron finches and tricolored munias we have (which are numerous) were all originally introduced this way. edit: also what about [B]female chestnut munia[/B]? These have been recorded int eh wild before as escaped cage birds. [/QUOTE]
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