Pair-bonded Java sparrows show enlarged eye rings to signal breeding readiness. Birds are known for their elaborate courtship rituals and romantic gestures that are replete with beautiful songs ...

YOKOHAMA -- A fortune-telling shop in this port city's Chinatown has attracted attention for its rare use of white Java sparrows, which are portrayed in Taiwan as "divine messengers." At Kissho ...

Pair-bonded Java sparrows show enlarged eye rings to signal breeding readiness. Birds are known for their elaborate courtship rituals and romantic gestures that are replete with beautiful songs ...

Shop representative Yuka Karaku, 57, learned of fortune-telling using white Java sparrows while training in Taiwan, and brought the custom into Japan, where it remains rare.

If you're a bird-lover, and especially if you have a penchant for parakeets and Java sparrows, then these cute clips by Japanese interior goods and accessories retailer Felissimo will make you happy ...

Other species to watch and see include diamond firetail finches, star finches, bichino Finches (owl finch), zebra finches and java sparrows.

Endangered Java Sparrows rescued from Udhagamandalam pet shop, prompting Forest Department to warn against illegal wildlife trade.