Pair-bonded Java sparrows show enlarged eye rings to signal breeding readiness. Birds are known for their elaborate courtship rituals and romantic gestures that are replete with beautiful songs ...

Pair-bonded Java sparrows show enlarged eye rings to signal breeding readiness. Birds are known for their elaborate courtship rituals and romantic gestures that are replete with beautiful songs ...

Endangered Java Sparrows rescued from Udhagamandalam pet shop, prompting Forest Department to warn against illegal wildlife trade.

YOKOHAMA -- A fortune-telling shop in this port city's Chinatown has attracted attention for its rare use of white Java sparrows, which are portrayed in Taiwan as "divine messengers." At Kissho ...

Shop representative Yuka Karaku, 57, learned of fortune-telling using white Java sparrows while training in Taiwan, and brought the custom into Japan, where it remains rare.

Other species to watch and see include diamond firetail finches, star finches, bichino Finches (owl finch), zebra finches and java sparrows.