Lonchura oryzivora | Java sparrow
Introduced
Other Names: Java finch, Java rice sparrow, Java rice bird
Java Sparrows are large, full-bodied finches measuring over 5 ½ inches long. They were first introduced to Hawaiʻi in the 1960s on Oʻahu and they spread to the other main Hawaiian Islands quickly thereafter. They feed primarily on seeds and insects. Their head, chin, rear, and tail are black while their nack, wings, and chest are a bluish grey and the cheeks are white. The beak, legs, and eye ring are pink to red in color.
Hotspots for Java sparrow
- Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge | Details for Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge
- Kanahā Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary | Details for Kanahā Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary
- SIDE TRIP: Wai‘ānapanpa State Park | Details for SIDE TRIP: Wai‘ānapanpa State Park
- Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area | Details for Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area
- Hosmer Grove (Haleakalā National Park) | Details for Hosmer Grove (Haleakalā National Park)
- Keāhole Point | Details for Keāhole Point
- Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historic Park | Details for Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historic Park
- Honua‘ula Forest Reserve (Makāula -‘O‘oma section) | Details for Honua‘ula Forest Reserve (Makāula -‘O‘oma section)
- Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a ʻŌhiʻa Trail | Details for Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a ʻŌhiʻa Trail
- Wailoa River State Park | Details for Wailoa River State Park
- Loko Waka Pond | Details for Loko Waka Pond
Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge
Coastal Wetland









Kanahā Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary
Coastal Wetland


SIDE TRIP: Wai‘ānapanpa State Park
Open Ocean








Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area
Dry forest






Hosmer Grove (Haleakalā National Park)
Dry forest










Keāhole Point
Open Ocean



Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historic Park
Coastal Wetland








Honua‘ula Forest Reserve (Makāula -‘O‘oma section)
Wet forest



Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a ʻŌhiʻa Trail
Dry forestPasture and grasslands





Wailoa River State Park
Coastal Wetland






Loko Waka Pond
Coastal Wetland





