Melba Wing Pytilia Gender:Female but was until recently placed

but was until recently placed in Emberizidae

Heck's grassfinch

*Breeding cage 58

Lovebird Blue White Collared Black Masked (Mutation)

but we believe the results are worth it

Melba Wing Pytilia Gender:Female but was until recently placedA vividly colored waxbill with a red bill, rump, and tail and an olive green back and wings. The males forehead and throat are orange red, and it sports a bright breast band which varies in color geographically. The female lacks the breast band and has a gray head. Pairs and small flocks are resident in arid thorn savanna, dry woodland, and cultivation, where they feed on the ground for seeds and insects and fly into trees when disturbed. The species