What type of bird is this?

I was at the pet store and saw this awsome bird in the finch section, it was all black a\except for its stomache and the label said Black & white m.... the rest was worn out, any ideas?

 

The "m" was probably either Munia or Mannikin.

 

The munia and manakin are Java's i could be wrong but from the links if have found thats what they look like..

Here are some links of the Munia which jamiya mentioned.

http://www.worldbirder.com/photo/photo. ... 512&SupID=

http://www.siambird.com/PAGEimage/Munia.htm

Hope these help.

Mike

 

I took another trip to the store and found out its a black & white mannikin, i've been doin alot of research on him and i think i'll buy him

 

Do you have other finches? If so, make sure he is about the same size as they are and that he is a variety that typically gets along with others. If you don't have other finches, you want to get a pair of them because finches don't like to be alone.