Pin-Tailed Parrotfinch

Erythrura prasina

The pin-tailed parrotfinch (Erythrura prasina) is a small estrildid finch of Southeast Asia, marked by green upperparts, a red face and rump, blue underparts in many males, and narrow tail points. Wild birds use grasslands, bamboo edges, rice fields, and lightly wooded country where seeding grasses are available. Compared with many common cage finches, it is slimmer, quicker, and more dependent on warm, planted surroundings that let it move and feed actively.

Aviculturists usually treat pin-tailed parrotfinches as aviary birds rather than simple beginner cage finches. They need flight space, stable warmth, fine seed, greens, sprouted food, and often tiny live foods when pairs are feeding chicks. Breeding setups commonly provide cover and secure woven nests placed where the pair feels hidden. Careful notes on origin, pairing, hatch dates, diet, and chick survival are useful because imported and captive-bred lines may differ in strength and breeding reliability.