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