These birds have just been acquired So to early to tell when some will be offered for sale. Perhaps in Fall of 2002. The Silver is a beautiful light blue grey bird, awesome color. Creams are produced by crossing the Silver X Cinnamon. The Red Headed Finch is a close cousin of the Cutthroat finch, large, about the size of a Java Rice Bird.
Females are dull by comparison.
They also do not like to be disturbed during this process and I would discourage any attempt to inspect the nest more than a couple of times per week, and I would also not recommend banding the young prior to weaning, as some breeders report once banded the adult sometimes choose to abandon them, even throw them from the nest. Nevertheless, they are beautiful birds, and can be good breeders produced clutch after clutch. I have had them off and on for many years and just recently began keeping and breeding them again. I struggle with this finch but the struggle is worth it, because they are such attractive birds. These manakins are relatively good layers and some pairs breed well.