Rand Aviculture Society
South Africa's leading Bird Keeping Club
The Rand Avicultural Society, based in Gauteng area, is South Africa’s leading bird keeping club. Our members specialise in South African, African, Australian, Asiatic and South American Finches and Doves, as well as Softbills, Parrots and Parrot-like birds.
We welcome beginners and experienced bird keepers, and are able to offer a number of benefits, including: The largest generalised bird keeping club in South Africa that caters to a range of species, from Finches to Macaws.
- Opportunities to attend talks/seminars/conferences by knowledgeable speakers on specialised topics, such as bird aviaries (inside and outside), keeping caged birds (national and international species), avian healthcare and The Southern Ground Hornbill etc.
- Assistance for members regarding possible permit applications for keeping indigenous birds.
- Access to videos on how South African bird keepers put their love for the hobby into practice.
- Modern day technologies for club management.
Upon joining RAS you will receive a starter pack, which will provide you with valuable information regarding the art of bird keeping in South Africa.
The members of the Rand Avicultural Society meet on the last Tuesday of every month (except December) at the Honeydew Country Club, Tennis club section, at No 1 Boundary Rd, Honeydew, Johannesburg. Meetings start at 7.30pm for 8.00pm and end at approximately 10.pm. Visitors are welcome to bring their families and enjoy an evening with us in the wonderful world of aviculture.
Membership fees are:-
Regular Members R250 per individual p.a. Family members R300.00 for family packages.
Country Members residing outside Gauteng R150
Breeders Profile
Donovan Sumner
July 2024
Breeders Profile
Dirk Esterhuizen (Bloemfontein)
Jan Nell from Roodepoort
Written by Marcio Da Costa
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Our mission is: To provide information about aviculture and birding for the wellbeing and conservation of birds all over the world.
With Clarence Parker
With Clarence Parker
With Clarence Parker
Walter Burgess: Sexing 101 - Species # 53 - Lagonosticta larvata vinacea - Vinaceous Firefinch :
Walter Burgess: Sexing 101 - Species # 52 - Lagonosticta rubricata - African (Blue-billed) Firefinch :
Walter Burgess: Sexing 101 - Species # 51 - Lagonosticta rhodopareia - Jameson's Firefinch :
Walter Burgess: Sexing 101 - Species # 50 - Lagonosticta senegala - Red-billed Firefinch :
Silverbills by Walter Burgess
Walter Burgess: Sexing 101 - Species # 49 - Serinus leucolaema- Damara Canary:
Walter Burgess: Sexing 101 - Species # 48 - Serinus alario - Black headed Canary:
Introduction and Back-Ground by Mike Pidduck
Something that always interests me when meeting fellow Bird Keepers, is a question that we might ask ourselves because it could explain the route we have followed in getting involved with bird keeping.
The question is … What was the one thing that really inspired you and made you decide to want to keep birds. Family, Friends , a Bird Show, an aviary visit?
Whatever your motivation was, it is most likely to be the reason that you have ended up at this point in time with either looking at starting to keep birds, or maybe you`d like to renew your interest which has been dormant for a period of time.
Or maybe, it was a passion that grabbed you from the start and which to this day is still alive and well.
Sexing 101 - Species # 38 - Serinus atrogularis - Black-throated Canary
Walter Burgess: Sexing 101 - Species # 25 - Estrilda erythronotos - Black-cheeked Waxbill :
Madagascar Lovebird (Agapornis Cana) - Robbie Ihlenfeldt
Walter Burgess: Sexing 101 - Species # 47 - Serinus scotops - Forest Canary