Toro's Towa Towa

My best friend and his bird
"Redsquare" . The local name for this kind of seedfinch is "Towa Towa", its the most popular cagebird in Guyana. The good singers are highly prized in Guyana,Trinidad and Surinam. In Brazil these birds are called Curio. My friend's bird is one of the best singers on the East Coast of Guyana.This video was taken on my vacation in Jan 08, in my village of Clonbrook, enjoy.

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Pets & Animals

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• clonbrook
• guyana
• toro
• towa-towa
• curio
• georgetown
• mahaica
• beehive
• ann's
• grove
• bird
• cagebird
• songbird
• seedfinch
• fi

[pitbull6264195]

for some reason the brazilian birds seem to "hold their breath" longer

correctly said each to their own

[huhuh24]

The Brazilians are breeding these birds,by selectively breeding the best singers their song gets better. In Guyana all the birds are wild caught and as a result in my humble opinion the song is more natural. My hope is in Guyana someone will start to breed them so the wild population will recover.

[miketex68]

@yahyamoro

Did you find a breeder in Houston, thanks?

[miketex68]

Love the Towa Towa---Conservation would be a great move forward, not only it’s the right thing to do, but we would continue to benefit (economically) from the eco-tourist industry.

[RAMOM60]

Friend of a distinguished look at the (Curio Ilustre) and you tell me how much this is worth a bird there in your country

[tim3287]

parabens pelo belo curio amigo..

tenho um curio tambem mas ele ta cantando baixo queria uma ajuda

pra mim saber como fazer ele canta alto..

ficaria grato com sua ajuda.. abraços..

[jala944]

Nice to see folks posting these videos

[scant6681]

@nevilleon Hey did you find a curio yet? I know a guy in SF...  I got 1 from him and still singing even though he is in full molt...

[esbertjoseph]

real best ......song bird



[yahyamoro]

@Redbull357 Hey man if you know who in Houston breeds these , let me know please !

[LittleGuyana]

Hey can we get another video of REDSQUARE, he is the best towa towa whistler on youtube. The brazillian curio have long whistle but i still love the east coast Guyana birds over all others, thanks for the posting.