VMD 513: Pet animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

7. The bangalese

THE BANGALESE (OR SOCIETY) FINCH  [Web link .....]

• The Bengalese (or society) finches, Lonchura striata domestica, are probably derived from the white-backed munia, Lonchura striata. These small birds are about 4 inches long.
• The white-backed munia is found in India and Ceylon.
• It is primarily brown with very dark, almost black, head and breast; the rump and underside are white.
• There are about eight different varieties of the domesticated Bangalese or society finch.
• The categories are self chocolate, pied chocolate, dilute chocolate and white, white with brown eyes, self fawn, pied fawn, dilute fawn and white, and white with ruby eyes.