Java sparrow

Java sparrow
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Padda
Species:
P. oryzivora
Binomial name
Padda oryzivora
Synonyms
  • Loxia oryzivora Linnaeus, 1758
  • Lonchura oryzivora ssp. oryzivora Dowsett and Forbes-Watson, 1993
  • Lonchura oryzivora ssp. oryzivora Christidis and Boles, 1994
  • Lonchura oryzivora ssp. oryzivora Christidis and Boles, 2008

The Java sparrow (Padda oryzivora; Japanese: 文鳥, bunchō), also known as the Java finch, Java rice sparrow or Java rice bird, is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in Java, Bali and Bawean in Indonesia. It is a popular cage bird, and has been introduced into many other countries.

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