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Java sparrow is not often born as finches, but in captivity and well established and demand more attention. Lets know more about Java sparrow in this article.

The length of the java spaghetti is about 15 to 17 centimeters (5.9 to 6.7 inches) in length from the scalp to the tip of the tail feather. Although only about the size of a sparrow, it may be the largest species of the Astralid family. The adult is involuntary, with gray upper parts and breasts, pink belly, white-cheeked black head, red eye ring, pink legs and dense red bill

Both sexes are equal. Immature birds have brown upper parts and pale brown under parts and a plain head. Very young birds have a black cheat with a pink base.

The call is a chip, and the song is a quick series of call note chip sticky chips.

Java sparrow is a very green bird that mainly feeds on grains and other seeds.

The United States was one of the most popular cage birds until the Java sparrow was banned in the late 1960s and early 1970s. California-based Asian countries, such as China, Taiwan and Japan, have no legal control over California because of the threat to agriculture.

In captivity, a variety of colors including pi, java sparrow (Japan’s Sakura bunch), including a white, silver/opal, von / isabel, pastel, cream, and agate (which are rare in present-day European captive specimens) have been collected.