Did you know there is a finch that uses its beak to hold a stick, to use as a tool when searching for food ?

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• EXCITING NEWS ON ELUSIVE SHELLEY’S

  The conservation status of one of Africa’s rarest finches, the elusive and threatened Shelley’s crimsonwing, was recently upgraded by BirdLife International to ENDANGERED.This will hopefully make it a bit easier to attract much needed funding for the project to do its next field study. Founded in 2005 the RFCG knows of only five photographs of […]

• Wetlands are South Africa’s most threatened habitats. An exciting sponsorship opportunity for corporates

  Your brand could be part of something BIG. Waxi the Hero (small is BIG) Puppet Show is looking for sponsors to tour South Africa. “The puppet show is brilliant. Every child in the country should see it ” Yvonne Pennington With less than 250 White Winged Flufftails left in the world – this educational puppet show is set […]

• New book on ALL the Australian finch species is making excellent progress

    Rare Finch Conservation Group member Col Roberts is making excellent progress on what promises to be the world’s definitive photographic book on ALL the Australian grassfinch species and their subspecies. Col is hoping to publish the book by mid next year. It is going to be superb with page after page of stunning photographic […]

• A VERY PROUD MOMENT

    A VERY PROUD DAY.Thank you to everyone who has so generously supported the small is BIG, Save Africa’s smallest finch, the Orange-breasted waxbill conservation project. The project is a proud collaboration between BirdLife South Africa and the Rare Finch Conservation Group. Below is the citation that was read at the awards ceremony : An […]

• TRAGIC NEWS

          It is with deep regret that I need to inform you that last night Russell Kingston sadly passed away.Russell was an absolute gentleman and a founding member and director of the Rare Finch Conservation Group.His contribution to worldwide aviculture will never be equaled. On behalf of the Rare Finch Conservation Group […]