A domesticated color mutation of the wild Java sparrow.

While gray Java sparrows have been kept in Japan as pets since the Edo period, the breeding of this snow-white mutation only gained significant traction near the end of that era. It was selectively refined over the following century into a beloved, heavily domesticated companion bird.

Examples

White Java sparrow (P. oryzivora)

See also

• Java sparrow
• Tag group:Birds

External links

• Wikipedia: Java sparrow

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