silly shafttails

Here are some moments with my silly shafttails. The continual high pitched 'cheep cheep' is a strawberry finch, not them. The shafttails are more of a softer flutier whistle. (One of their more excited calls is much like the sound of human whistling in amazement) All are fawn except for one normal colored hen) Very nice birds. Watch for the comical head-bobbing. It's hard to catch but right toward the end after the hen comes out of the nest, there is one that keeps bobbing on the perch on the right hand side of the group. They seem to me to have the personality of budgies without the noise level or ability to chew!

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Pets & Animals

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• shafttails
• shaftails
• hecks
• long
• tailed
• grassfinch

[terriergal]

It sounds like it is probably a male. The males and females will do a loud sing descending drawn out whistle of alarm or surprise, (it lasts about 1.5 seconds maybe) but the male only will chatter and sing a song that lasts about 3-4 seconds. Each male I have had sounds different though!

[sisjr67]

HAS TO BE A FEMALE...GONNA NAME HER ANGEL...NOOOOT FOR BREEDING JUST AS COMPANION TO THE NORMAL COLORED ONE I HAVE...

[pdrm3r]

to add... If i could sex this poor little thing I would seek a partner.. but as yet i dont know if he is a male or female.. i wonder if you could help me ?? He or she, sings constantly that lovely flute like sound.. I will take some video and post..

[pdrm3r]

Hi !... thank you for your video.. I live in Spain and the other day i bought what i thought to be a pair of lady gouldians.. well one had no tail feathers and when i put them with my other gouldian they all started to peck its tail !.. so upon close examination i realised that the poor little thing isnt a gouldian but a shaft tail !.. he is now on his own, im presumming he is a male as he sings that lovely sliding flute like sound.. he is so happy to be on his own away from the gouldians..