JAVA FINCH FOR SALE

Common Names: Java Finch, Java Rice Finch, Java Temple Bird, Java Sparrow, Paddy Finch

Description: In the normal form the head, nape and chin are black with white cheek patches outlined in black. The primary flight wings feathers and upper tail converts are also black. A blue-gray covers the bird's mantle, back, secondary wings, chest and rump. The belly is a cinnamon brown color and the under tail coverts are white. Javas have red-pink beaks, legs and eye circles. Both sexes look identical with only slight differences in beak shape and color.

Size: These birds average 5-6 inches (13-15cm) and are very hardy birds.

Origin: Java Finches are also known as Java Rice Birds, Java Sparrows, Java Temple Birds and Java Paddy Finches. They originated from the islands of Java in Indonesia and have spread out through southern Asia, parts of Africa and Hawaii. At some time in the 1970's there was a ban placed on imprting Javas into the USA. Most Javas currently in the US are a domestic breed although some wild flocks have been established from released or escaped domestic birds. It is not evident at this time how the wild Javas in Hawaii first arrived but they are considered by some as agricultural pest.