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java finch makes cat sound ....
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 6:15 pm
by javafinch
so i bought a female java finch couple months ago....when she is in the nest and the male java is not, she would make a very strange sound like " yeeeeeee yeeeeeeeee yeeeeeee" that almost sounds like a cat.
she only makes this noise when she is in the nest...it feels like she is calling the male bird to come back home.....
i have 3 other male java finches in another cage. for some reason, one of the males started making this kind of weird noise as well.
what does this cat sound mean at all? it is so weird to me.
Re: java finch makes cat sound ....
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 7:45 pm
by lovezebs
javafinch
No idea
, but I find it interesting. Is there a cat in the house, that they might be mimicking ?
Re: java finch makes cat sound ....
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 7:47 pm
by javafinch
lovezebs wrote:
javafinch
No idea
, but I find it interesting. Is there a cat in the house, that they might be mimicking ?
im going to upload this video when my husband comes home...its recorded in his cell phone
Re: java finch makes cat sound ....
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 11:07 pm
by javafinch
lovezebs wrote:
javafinch
No idea
, but I find it interesting. Is there a cat in the house, that they might be mimicking ?
I dont own a cat or dog at my house.
I uploaded the videos on youtube. Sorry that i cannot upload from my husband's phone directly because he does not have a youtube channel..anyway i took the video from my phone, the sound quality is okay!
you can hear from the video that the bird is making a very sharp noise that sounds like a cat or when pigs get slaughtered lol....this is so weird..
2 videos here...the while one is the male..the black is the one that makes noise
https://youtu.be/7-xHccF2hBc
https://youtu.be/mZ7nxWM2tFY
Re: java finch makes cat sound ....
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 11:58 pm
by Sally
I've never had Java finches, so I don't know what they are supposed to sound like, but that is definitely different! I do want to welcome you to the forum! There's lots of good reading at
www.finchinfo.com, where you will find many articles on finch care. If you put your general location in your profile, it makes it easier to answer locale-specific questions later on.
Re: java finch makes cat sound ....
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 2:07 am
by Sojourner
We had Javas, and I remember them being a bit louder than the other finches when they did decide to squawk. But I don't really remember what sort of squawking they did.
Every once in awhile I think I would like some more Javas. And then I remember that I already HAVE 2 birds, both of which were essentially rescues from Petco/smart. One of them quite literally rescued from their back room. And I control myself.
I only hope I can continue to hold fast. I doubt it will stop the eventual acquisition of more birds, but it ought to at least slow it down.