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The Australian plainhead is a breed of domestic canary that was created for show purposes. The variety was developed through selective breeding and remains the only breed of canary created in Australia. HistoryThe Australian plainhead has its roots in the old style Norwich canaries that originated in Norwich, England and became a popular show variety in Australia.[1] In the 1930s, differences between the older show standard used by the breeders of Victoria, Australia and the more modern standards of the UK, created a bitter divide amongst Australian breeders of the Norwich canary.[2] Decades later, after the modern Norwich had largely displaced the old-style birds from the Victorian show scene, a club was started in 1953 to preserve the old breed which was renamed the Australian plainhead.[2] By 1991, the number of Australian plainhead canaries in Australia had dropped to around 460 birds.[3] Whilst the Australian plainhead remains a rare breed, it is now far more widespread with birds being bred throughout Australia and in the US.[3] ShowingThe Australian plainhead is a "type canary", which is mainly judged for its shape (referred to as type). Despite this, the breed is also noted for its colour and feather quality.[4] Australian plainhead may be green, blue (grey), yellow, white, cinnamon, fawn and variegated. Show birds may be "colour-fed" carotenoids during molting which gives new feathers an orange hue, but this is optional.[5] The birds are shown in a box style show cage with a white interior.[5] BreedingAustralian plainheads typically breed well with basic care and attention.[2] While many other large canary breeds require foster pairs to rear their offspring, Australian plainheads are good feeders and usually rear their own young.[2] == See also ==
References1. ^{{cite book|last=Passignani|first=Giuliono|title=Il mondo dei Canarini di Forma e Posizione Lisci|year=2007|publisher=Tipolitografia Editrice Lumini|location=Federazione Ornicoltori Italiani|last2= Giordana |first2=Nicola |last3=Barra |first3=Ugo|pages=195–198}} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite book|last=Williams|first=Frank|title=The Australian Plainhead Canary|year=2000|publisher=J. Leaney & F. Williams|isbn=0 9585336 6 0|pages=5–9, 20}} 3. ^1 {{cite journal|last=Leaney|first=Jeff|title=Plain, but attractive|journal=Talking Birds|date=November 2005|page=7}} 4. ^{{cite book|last=Bracegirdle|first=Joe|title=Exhibition canaries|year=1986|publisher=Triplegate Ltd|location=England|isbn=086230 054 1|pages=133–134}} 5. ^1 {{cite book|last=Leaney|first=Jeff|title=The Australian canary handbook|year=1993|publisher=Jeff Leaney & Frank Williams|location=Melbourne, Australia|isbn=0 646 15338 2|pages=47–48|author2=Williams, Frank}} External links
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