I caught a finch, could be wild or one of my lost ones.

[AGG]

There is a finch that always comes to mine trying to get in the cage. It's quite friendly whenever i comr outisde as it doesn't bother flying away. I decided to make a trap to see if it was one of mine who escaped or a wild one. How could i tell?

 

[JaeG]

Love your coat hanger perch! That's a great idea! If it's that tame I'd say it's an escaped one. Wild raised birds are very skittish around humans and you'd have to work pretty hard bribing a wild bird with food before you could even look straight at it without it freaking out and flying away. It's possibly been trying to get to your ones food as escapees don't know how to find food for themselves in the wild and generally don't live very long. I'm glad you've caught it (whether it's yours or whether it's an escapee from someone else's aviary/home).

 

[Animal family]

Just keep it if it’s happy, zebra finches are native to central Australia

 

[AGG]

Did this work?

 

[sourland]

Looks like a Java finch to me. I don't think they are native to Australia although there may be a wild population. @Teila or @JaeG may have better insight.

 

[AGG]

Can you post a picture

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. Post a picture. Where are you located ?

 

[sourland]

The bird pictured is not a native bird in the US.

 

[AGG]

The bird pictured is not a native bird in the US.

Im in Australia

 

[Coturnix Quail]

He's a zebra finch

You got that right.