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Society finch
Natural variantCommon in the tradeBeginner to keep

Chocolate self (wild-type)

A variant of Society finch (Lonchura striata domestica)

Chocolate self (wild-type)

Representative Society finchphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.

The base self-colored bird in solid dark chocolate-brown, closest in appearance to the wild Bengalese/munia ancestry from which the domestic society finch was derived.

Keeper tips for this variant

Hardiest of the color forms and the textbook foster parent — keep a few self-colored pairs on hand to foster eggs of fussier estrildid finches.

This page covers the Chocolate self (wild-type) variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Society finch

Other Finches variants

Fawn (dilute)Chestnut and white piedCrestedSelf white