THE GREY SINGING FINCH Serinus leucopygius

摘要

The Grey Singing Finch (or White-rumped Seedeater) Serinus leucopygius is a small grey bird with a beautiful song and a special character. In France it is called Chanteur d'Afrique and in Italy Cantore d'Africasinger of Africa - while the Dutch, Belgians and Germans call it Edelzanger or Edelsanger. In the early days there was a desire to breed good singing canaries by crossing a male Grey Singing Finch with a female domestic canary. It was not easy. The main problem was that most imported male GreySinging Finches were not in breeding condition at the same time as the female canary. The male Grey Singing Finch's song was usually at its peak when the female canary was moulting and was no longer in breeding condition.