Hand Feeding Java Chicks: Photos by Deanna Hand Tame Pied Java: Favorite foods If you keep this species and have a photo of your birds to share, please submit your photo for possible inclusion on this site! Credit will be given to you. The male may begin his song by clicking his bill, then will begin to slowly rattle notes, increasing in speed and ending in a drawn out whine. The cock's cheek patches may be slightly brighter white, marginally larger, and better defined than the hen's. When in breeding condition, the cock's beak is slightly larger, more bulbous, and deeper red than the hen's, and, more reliably, the eye rings may appear more swollen and deeper red. Only the cock birds perform a song and dance routine. Generally these birds are difficult to sex visually, especially when not in breeding condition.

Silver (aka Opal) - autosomal recessive: black markings become dark grey, back becomes a bluish silver, belly becomes pale cream.

Fawn (aka Isabel) - autosomal recessive: black areas become mid-brown, blue-grey areas become pale fawn, belly deep fawn, cheek patches remain white or pale cream eyes red & sensitive to harsh light - may be prone to blindness.

Pastel ('Dilute')- sex-linked recessive: black markings remain dark, but the body of the bird becomes a lighter steel grey, and the belly a fawn color.

Pied: random splashes of white feathers.

White - autosomal recessive: although fledglings may emerge from the nest as pale grey (some with dark feathers), after several molts the adult attains a pure white body color the bill and eye-rings remain pink-red.

Juveniles are grey-brown above and light buff below, with some grey streaking on the breast the beak is horn-colored, but gradually lightens and becomes pink at its base. The beak (which is quite large), legs, and eye ring are pink to red in color. The cheeks are white and the belly is a pink-grey. Back, wings, and chest are a bluish grey. DispositionĬalm but intimidating in stature can be pugnacious and territorial in a mixed collection. Java finches are becoming scarce within their native range due to being hunted (both for a food source and in order to protect the rice fields) and trapped for the pet trade. Java Finch, Java Rice Bird, Java Sparrow, Paradise Sparrow, Ricebird, Rice Bird, Paddy Rice Bird, Rice Munia, Paddy Bird, Paddy Finch, Temple Bird, Java Temple Birdįrom Java to Bali and Bawean, and introduced to many other locations. $20-$30 (US) per bird (special mutations may cost more) Pushy, but too large to mix well with other pushy species

White-headed Mannikin/Munia/Nun Lonchura maja.

Violet-eared Waxbill Uraeginthus granatina.

Swee (Yellow-bellied) Waxbill Estrilda melanotis.

Society (Bengalese) Finch Lonchura striata domestica.

Shaft-tail (Heck's Grass) Finch Poephila acuticauda.

Red-winged Pytilia (Aurora Finch) Pytilia phoenicoptera.

Red-throated Parrot Finch Erythrura psittacea.

Red-cheeked Cordon Bleu Uraeginthus bengalus.

Red Avadavat (Strawberry Finch) Amandava amandava.

Purple Grenadier Uraeginthus ianthinogaster.

Pin-tailed Nonpareil/ Parrotfinch Erythrura prasina.

Peter's Twinspot Hypargos niveoguttatus.

Pearl-headed Mannikin Lonchura griseicapilla.

Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaeaVidua obtusa.

Owl (Bicheno) Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii.Orange Cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda.Orange (Red Bishop) Weaver Euplectes orix.Melba Finch (Green-winged Pytilia) Pytilia melba.Java (Rice Bird) Sparrow Padda oryzivora.Blue-faced Parrot Finch Erythrura trichroa.Blue-capped Cordon Bleu Uraeginthus cyanocephala.Blue-breasted Cordon Bleu Uraeginthus angolensis.Black-throated (Parson's) Finch Poephila cincta.Black-rumped (Red-eared) Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes.

Black-headed Mannikin/Munia/Nun Lonchura atricapilla.Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta.

Finch and sparrow