there are 27 types of finch species.
there are 27 types of finch species.
how many types of finch species are there?
27
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in the kimberley district of western australia, where most wild gouldian finch were trapped for aviculture, it was often reported as one of the more common of the eleven finch species. until 1977, it was trapped in greater numbers than any other finch. from 1897, when finch trapping started in the kimberley, it was the most sought after finch by trappers and the most desired by fanciers. between the years 1934 and 1939, the gouldian finch was the most exported single finch species. the perth zoo exported 22,064 finches of which 12,509 were gouldian. private dealers exported 35,315 finches, of which 14,504 were gouldian. the number of finches taken in the 1958 finch trapping season was the largest for one year, of the 38,649 finches taken, 11,286 were gouldian. the last licensed trapping of gouldian finch in western australia was on 15 november 1981. in that year's finch trapping season, of the 23,450 finches taken 1,054 were gouldian. however, it is now illegal to export these birds from australia.
gouldian finch