How to Tell Male and Female Java Sparrows Apart? These Methods Are Simple and Practical

The Java sparrow is a general term for several seed-eating birds such as dwarf finches and waxbills, native to Asia, mainly distributed in southern China along the Yangtze River and in India. How do you tell male and female Java sparrows apart? The following methods can be used for reference.

How do you tell male and female Java sparrows apart?

1. Look at the Java sparrow's beak

The male bird's beak ridge (upper beak shell) is high and arched, and red in color; the female bird's beak ridge is not high and somewhat flat, and pale in color.

2. Look at the Java sparrow's eyes

The male bird has a complete red ring around its eyes, while the female bird's red ring around the eyes is incomplete, with gaps, and the female's color is not as vivid as the male's.

3. Listen to the Java sparrow's call

The male bird's call is continuous, and its song is drawn out; the female bird's call is not continuous, can only produce short notes, and is not as sharp as the male's.

Java sparrows are herbivorous, mostly eating grass seeds, rice grains, and so on. Java sparrows very much enjoy bathing, and every morning you should change their water, and the container used for bathing should also be rinsed with water regularly. They generally build nests in places where humans live, building their nests on houses.