This bird is know is the twa twa by the Trinidadians and most of the south
of America. There is a miss-communication that exist between Trinidadians
and Guyana's residents with the name of this bird. I spoke to a
intermediate bird salesman about the Bullfinch and he told me that they
call it a twa twa. For the Tini the twa twa is the bird you see on the
left. This bird as you can see is all black except for its distinctive
white wing patches and its silver beak. This bird I have little knowledge
about because I was unable to observe them in the wild. I saw a few
in the local pet shops and I was unable to get any real information about
the birds and their habitat. You might be able to find more information on
this bird from Arthur Grosset's
website which is a compilation of South American Birds. |