Society finches normally come in a charming variegated pattern of dark chocolate and white, or the fairly common gender-linked recessive color of fawn and white. They don’t just enjoy hanging out with each other they generally enjoy the company of other bird species, too, and they don’t tend to be picky about a bird’s size, shape or habits. These charming finches have gregarious natures and are highly sociable. The name Bengalese is not all that commonly used, so you’ll more often hear these little birds being referred to as society finches.
It is still being commonly kept all over the world, and it is known nowadays as the Bengalese finch, or the society finch, ( Lonchura striata domestica). A few of these hangings, some many centuries old, depict a finch species apparently already domesticated. Among the many ancient treasures of Asia are wall hangings and paintings showing a variety of species of finches and songbirds, some wild, some caged.