Rare Finch Conservation Group Unclaimed

The Rare Finch Conservation Group try to help save certain threatened finch species from possible extinction

Not yet listed as threatened unexpected declines in the Orange-breasted Waxbill (Amandava subflava) has resulted in the urgent need for the species to be researched. The species has now been selected as the key sentinel bird for 8 threatened South African wetland bird species and 84 common bird species. The 8 Red listed species, ranging from Near Threatened to Critically Endangered, plus all 84 common species that use a similar habitat to the Orange-breasted Waxbill , will all benefit from the BirdLife South Africa and Rare Finch Conservation Group research collaboration. The Rare Finch Conservation Group (RFCG) was founded in August 2005 by a group of South African and Australian finch enthusiasts who each wish to play a meaningful role in ensuring the ongoing survival in the wild of the world's threatened finch species. The founding RFCG members are all experienced in the field of finch husbandry and wish to utilise these skills to the benefit of wild finches.