Padda
| Padda | |
|---|---|
| Java sparrow (Padda oryzivora) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Padda Reichenbach, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Loxia oryzivora Java sparrow Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Species | |
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Padda is a genus of estrildid finches restricted to islands in southern Indonesia and Timor-Leste.
These are small, plump, gregarious passerine birds. They frequent open grassland and cultivation and feed mainly on grain and other seeds, including rice.
Both species have white-cheeked black heads and thick bills. The sexes are similar, but immature birds have brown upperparts and paler brown underparts and cheeks. The call of both species is a chip, and the song is a raid series of call notes chipchipchipchipchipchip.