{"id":624717,"date":"2026-10-20T06:03:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T06:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/feathersnfriends.net\/?post_type=product&#038;p=624717"},"modified":"2026-10-20T06:50:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T06:50:59","slug":"shaft-tail-finch-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/feathersnfriends.net\/es\/producto\/shaft-tail-finch-for-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaft-Tail Finch For Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"product-title\">Shaft-Tail Finch<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Description:<\/strong>\u00a0The Shaft-Tail or Long-Tailed Finch\u00a0<em>(Poephila acuticauda)<\/em>\u00a0is a common species of\u00a0estrildid finch\u00a0found in Australia; also known as the\u00a0Blackheart Finch,\u00a0<sup id=\"cite_ref-BBY_2-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>Heck&#8217;s grassfinch,\u00a0Heck&#8217;s Grass Finch, and\u00a0Heck&#8217;s Finch. Shaft Tail finches for sale are found in abundance and are second only to Zebra Finch in terms of population. These birds are further classified into two sub-species \u2013 the Yellow-billed variety (Poephila acuticauda) and the red-billed variety (Poephila acuticauda hecki).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Size:<\/strong>\u00a013-15 cm (5-6 inches) in length<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lifespan:<\/strong>\u00a07 to 10 years<\/p>\n<p><strong>Temperament:<\/strong>\u00a0Active, comical, nosy. Breeding birds may become aggressive towards more passive species.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Breeding:\u00a0<\/strong>The Shaft-tail can be considered an eager breeder if given the right accommodations.\u00a0Because they are picky, individuals should be allowed to select their own mate from a group of at least 8-10 birds. Colony breeding is possible, however, the dominant pair(s) may discourage the breeding of those lower in the pecking order.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diet:<\/strong>\u00a0Classic Finch Seed,\u00a0\u00a0Millet,\u00a0Dried Egg Food,\u00a0Mineral Grit,\u00a0live food (mealworms), greens<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shaft-Tail Finch Description:\u00a0The Shaft-Tail or Long-Tailed Finch\u00a0(Poephila acuticauda)\u00a0is a common species of\u00a0estrildid finch\u00a0found in Australia; also known as the\u00a0Blackheart Finch,\u00a0Heck&#8217;s<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":624718,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[71,113],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-624717","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-birds-for-sale","product_cat-finches-for-sale","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/feathersnfriends.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/624717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/feathersnfriends.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/feathersnfriends.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/feathersnfriends.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/624717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":624720,"href":"https:\/\/feathersnfriends.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/624717\/revisions\/624720"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feathersnfriends.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/624718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/feathersnfriends.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feathersnfriends.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=624717"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feathersnfriends.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=624717"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feathersnfriends.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=624717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}