Species Listing, Range, Measurements, Clutch-size and Incubation Periods
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| Common and Scientific Name and Native Range | Length from beak to tip of tail | Average Clutch Size | Average incubation period |
African Quail-finches or Quailfinches (Ortygospiza articollis)
| 9.5–10 cm / 3.7–3.9 in | 4 to 6 eggs | 14 days |
African Silverbills (Euodice malabarica cantana or Lonchura cantans)
| 10.63 cm / 4.25 in | 4 to 5 eggs | 11 to 12 days |
American or Eastern Goldfinches, (Carduelis tristis)
| 11.40 to 12.80 cm / 4.49 to 5.04 in | 4 to 6 eggs | 12 to 14 days |
Araripe Manakins (Antilophia bokermanni)
| 14.5 cm / 5.7 in | 2 eggs | 17 to 21 days |
Arctic Redpolls (Carduelis hornemanni)
| 14.5 cm / 5.7 in | 4 to 7 eggs | 22 days |
Aurora Finches (Pytilia phoenicoptera)
| 11.88 cm / 4.75 in | 4 eggs | 13 days |
Bar-breasted Firefinches (Lagonosticta rufopicta)
| 10 cm / 4 in | 4 eggs | 13 days |
Baya Weavers (Ploceus philippinus)
| 15 cm / 6 in | 2 to 4 eggs | 16 days |
Bengalese Finches (Society Finches), Lonchura striata
| 10.63-11.88 cm / 4.25-4.75 in | 5 to 8 eggs | 16 days |
Bicheno Finches / Owl Finches (Poephila bichenovii)
| 10 cm / 4 in | 4 to 5 eggs | 12 days |
Black-billed Firefinches (Lagonosticta rara)
| 10.63 cm / 4.25 in | 3 to 4 eggs | 12 to 13 days |
Black-cheeked Waxbills (Estrilda erythronotos)
| 12.5 cm / 5 in | 3 to 4 eggs | 11 to 12 days |
Black-headed Munias or Chestnut Munias (Lonchura atricapilla, formerly Lonchura malacca atricapilla)
| 11 - 12 cm / 4.3 - 4.7 in | 4 to 7 eggs | 14 days |
Black Rosy Finches or Black Rosy-finches (Leucosticte atrata)
| 14 - 16 cm / 5.5 - 6.2 in | 4 to 5 eggs | 12 to 14 days |
Black-rumped Waxbills (Estrilda troglodytes)
| 10 cm / 4 in | 3 to 6 eggs | 11 to 12 days |
Black-throated Finches (Poephila cincta cincta)
| 10.63 cm / 4.25 in | 5 to 9 eggs | 12 days |
Black-throated Munias or Jerdon's Mannikins (Lonchura kelaarti)
| 12 cm / 4.7 in | 3-8 in India 5 in Sri Lanka | 12 to 13 days |
Blue-backed Manakins (Chiroxiphia pareola)
| 13 cm / 5.25 in | 2 eggs | 20 days |
Blue-breasted Cordon Bleu Finches or Blue-capped Waxbills (Uraeginthus cyanocepha)
| 12.5 cm / 5 in | 3 to 6 eggs | 12 days |
Blue-capped Waxbills / Cordon Bleu Finches (Uraeginthus cyanocepha
| 12.5 cm / 5 in | 3 to 6 eggs | 12 days |
Blue Chaffinches (Fringilla teydea)
| 15 cm / 6 in | 4 to 6 eggs | 11 to 13 days |
Bramlings (Fringilla montifringilla)
| 14-15 cm / 5.7-6 in | 4 to 9 eggs | 13 days |
Bronze Mannikins (Lonchura cucullata)
| 8.75 cm / 3.5 in | 4 to 6 eggs | 12 to 14 days |
Brown-capped Rosy-Finches (Leucosticte australis)
| 14-17 cm / 5.7-6.5 in | 5 eggs | 12 to 14 days |
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