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My friend just gave me a lost finch.
She found it OUTSIDE her dining room window.
We could not find the owners.
It has lost it tail from an accident (I am assuming).
Is it a society???
The strange thing is it has REALLY long feathers compared to other society finch photos I have looked up.

here are some pics......







my hand-fed zebras below

Yes that is a Society or Bengalese finch, and a cute one! I've moved your post to the Lonchura family of finches for you. Hope that helps.

It is a chocolate pied.

Where do you live? Maybe someone nearby knows whose bird that is, as it has a band. You could post a pic on paper around your neighborhood. If my banded finch got out, I'd be afraid it died and was a lost cause, so I'd love it if someone let me know they found it.

You could also post on Craigslist, something to the effect of "I found a finch in the _________ area. If you have lost one, please respond with a description of the finch, etc." That way they wouldn't be able to just say "oh, yeah, that's my finch" without telling you the type of finch, color, bands, and whatnot. I have seen lots of posts like this in my area for found cats, dogs, etc.

Thank you all! I will do that.
The birdie was found in Oxford Maine.

Awwww, your handfed baby zebras are SO cute! I wish I had the time to handfeed some baby zebras when mine actually lay some eggs!