They will accept a variety of nesting receptacles and generally build high in the aviary. Singers will live to ten years but the best breeding is from two to six. They are susceptible to mosquito and mite bites which if untreated will quickly become infected. Very young birds are difficult to sex as their colouration is identical and both sexes in young birds sing. Sexing adult birds is quite easy.
Males have a much brighter yellow on their body.
Also the males have their beautiful song. The hen Large Singers do not carry the spotted necklace of the Small Green Singer hens. Not an aggressive bird, Large Singers may be kept in a collection of small to medium sized seedeaters. They will easily hybridize with the Small Singer and the same applies to the Grey Singing Finch and the Oriental Greenfinch. They will take apple or other soft fruits.