Java sparrow


noun

a finchlike weaverbird, Padda oryzivora, of southeastern Asia, having gray plumage tinged with pink on the belly, often kept as a cage bird.
Also called Java finch.

Origin of Java sparrow

First recorded in 1860–65

British Dictionary definitions for java finch

Java sparrow

noun

a small grey-and-pink finchlike Indonesian weaverbird, Padda oryzivora: a popular cage bird