Finch Species' Profiles

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Species which are generally considered passive.
Lady Gouldian Finch	Star Finch	Owl (Bicheno) Finch
Chloebia gouldiae	Neochmia ruficauda	Taeniopygia bichenovii
Pin-tailed Nonpareil/Parrot Finch	Red-throated Parrot Finch	Blue-faced Parrot Finch
Erythrura prasina	Erythrura psittacea	Erythrura trichroa
Swee (Yellow-bellied) Waxbill	Common (St. Helena) Waxbill	Black-rumped (Red-eared) Waxbill
Estrilda melanotis	Estrilda astrild	Estrilda troglodytes
Blue-breasted Cordon Bleu	Blue-capped Cordon Bleu	Red-cheeked Cordon Bleu
Uraeginthus angolensis	Uraeginthus cyanocephala	Uraeginthus bengalus
Red Avadavat (Strawberry Finch)	Red Avadavat (Strawberry Finch)	Orange Cheeked Waxbill
Amandava amandava	Amandava amandava	Estrilda melpoda
Goldbreast [-ed Waxbill]	Pearl-headed Mannikin	Bronze [-winged] Mannikin
Amandava subflava	Lonchura griseicapilla	Lonchura cucullata
Society (Bengalese) Finch	African Silverbill	Spice Finch
Lonchura striata domestica	Lonchura cantans	Lonchura punctulata
Black-headed Mannikin/Munia/Nun	Tri-colored Munia/Nun	White-headed Mannikin/Munia/Nun
Lonchura atricapilla	Lonchura malacca	Lonchura maja

Species which are generally considered pushy.
Red-winged Pytilia (Aurora Finch)	European Goldfinch	Green Singing Finch
Pytilia phoenicoptera	Carduelis carduelis	Serinus mozambicus
Paradise Whydah	Pin-tailed Whydah	Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua paradisaea	Vidua macroura	Vidua macroura
Purple Grenadier	Purple Grenadier	Lavender Waxbill
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster	Uraeginthus ianthinogaster	Estrilda caerulescens
Shaft-tail (Heck's Grass) Finch	Zebra Finch	Zebra Finch
Poephila acuticauda	Taeniopygia guttata	Taeniopygia guttata
Zebra Finch	Zebra Finch	Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata	Taeniopygia guttata	Taeniopygia guttata

Species which are generally considered aggressive.
Cut-throat Finches	Diamond Firetail	Melba Finch
Amadina fasciata	Emblema guttata	Pytilia melba
Orange (Red Bishop) Weaver	Orange (Red Bishop) Weaver	Saffron Finch
Euplectes orix	Euplectes orix	Sicalis flaveola
Java (Rice Bird) Sparrow	Java (Rice Bird) Sparrow	Java (Rice Bird) Sparrow
Padda oryzivora	Padda oryzivora	Padda oryzivora

Species which are generally considered unfit for a mixed aviary.
Bar-breasted Firefinch	Crimson Finch	Cuban (Melodious) Finch
Lagonosticta rufopicta	Neochmia phaeton	Tiaris canora
Black-throated (Parson's) Finch	Peter's Twinspot	Violet-eared Waxbill
Poephila cincta	Hypargos niveoguttatus	Uraeginthus granatina

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