java sparrow

A small bird native to Indonesia that has been introduced to several other regions worldwide. Kept as a pet in Japan since the Edo period, it was selectively bred to create the white java sparrow among other color mutations.

Despite its common English name, it is actually an estrildid finch rather than a true sparrow.

Examples

Java sparrow (P. oryzivora)

The many color variants of Java sparrow

See also

• White Java sparrow
• Tag group:Birds

External links

• Wikipedia: Java sparrow

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