2020年11月5日 · Society finches are unique to the pet bird world because unlike most pet birds, they are not naturally found in the wild. This specific type of finch is a domesticated bird and was produced in captivity by cross breeding sharp-tailed and munia finches in …

The Society finch (Lonchura striata domestica), also known as the Bengali finch or Bengalese finch, is a domesticated subspecies of finch. It became a popular cage and trade bird after appearing in European zoos in the 1860s through being imported from Japan, though it was domesticated in China.

The Society Finch, Lonchura domestica, is one of the few species of domesticated finch. Although their history is not very clear, we do know that the Society Finch was developed through selective breeding of other finches, and its ancestry included the White-Rumped Mannikin finches.

The society Finch (Lonchura Striata domestica), also called the Bengalese finch or Japanese Movchen, belonging to the estrildid finch family, is a cage bird not found in the wild. This monomorphic species is characterized by a chocolate body along with a black-silver beak.

The society finch is a domestic species, and is not found naturally in the wild. It is most likely a domesticated form of L. striata swinhoei, the Chinese race of the Striated (or "White-backed") Munia. Another theory is that the Society Finch resulted in China as a man-made cross (fertile hybrid) between L. acuticauda and L. striata ...

2024年12月18日 · The Society finch, also known as the Bengalese finch, is a popular domesticated finch species. They are not found in the wild but are common cage birds. Unlike parrots, these birds don’t talk, but they can sing, entertaining their owners.

Society finches are not actually a true finch species, but rather a domesticated form of the White-rumped Munia, a type of mannikin native to tropical Asia. The society finch is also referred to as the Bengali finch or Bengalese finch, especially outside the United States.

Society finches are good pet birds for all ages but are especially appealing to older people as they provide lively color and song to the home without the need to come out of the cage. They are an excellent starter bird for children and especially young aviculturists who want to learn first hand about breeding birds.

2012年1月2日 · Society Finches breed readily, and have highly-developed parental instincts. In fact, breeders and zoos routinely use them as foster parents for the chicks of other species. Fostering is useful in the case of abandoned chicks, and essential to a breeding technique known as “double-clutching”.

2023年11月9日 · Society Finches are social birds that love interacting with each other and human companions. They are friendly and affectionate, and they are easy to tame. They are excellent pets for children or anyone who wants to share their life with a cheerful and lively bird. They love to play, climb, and have fun, and they are quite active.