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    Society finch missing back feathers

    Well that isn't helpful. I don't know what I did wrong, sorry!
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    Society finch missing back feathers

    I recently got a society finch who had lived alone for an unknown period of time (the lady who sold him didn't know much, as it had been her daughter's bird and her daughter moved out). I immediately noticed that his tail feathers were short and ratty-looking, which is common among birds...
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    English house sparrows (Passer domesticus) vs European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

    Thank you both. Sorry, have been away for the holidays. Remember that taking a bird from the wild can be cruel, but is not always. That's how every species of domestic bird (and many first-generation pet parrots) came to be. With sparrows and starlings, they are taken from the wild and killed...
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    English house sparrows (Passer domesticus) vs European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

    For the past three years my niece has volunteered at a wildlife rescue center. They get both of these birds (sparrows and starlings) and they euthanize almost 100% them because they're invasive to Canada and the US. After they are euthanized they are used as food for the owls, I understand...
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