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The Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora; Japanese: 文鳥, bunchō), also known as the Java finch, Java rice sparrow or Java rice bird, is a small passerine bird. [3] 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.
The genus Padda was introduced in 1850 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach for the Java sparrow. [1] [2] The word "Padda" was used as an English name for the Java sparrow by George Edwards in 1743 and may come from the Malay word padi meaning "rice".
Old World sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or gray birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects. House sparrow, Passer domesticus (A) Russet sparrow, Passer cinnamomeus; Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus
They are also known as true sparrows, a name also used for a particular genus of the family, Passer. [1] They are distinct from both the New World sparrows , in the family Passerellidae , and from a few other birds sharing their name, such as the Java sparrow of the family Estrildidae .
Common name Binomial Status Java sparrow: Padda oryzivora: Introduced, [5] endangered Scaly-breasted munia: Lonchura punctulata: White-rumped munia: Lonchura striata: White-bellied munia: Lonchura leucogastra: Chestnut munia: Lonchura atricapilla: White-headed munia: Lonchura maja: Pin-tailed parrotfinch: Erythrura prasina: Red avadavat ...
J. Java sparrow; Javan banded pitta; Javan black-capped babbler; Javan blue flycatcher; Javan blue robin; Javan blue-banded kingfisher; Javan bush warbler; Javan flameback
[2] [3] The type species was subsequently designated as the house sparrow (Passer domesticus). [3] [4] The name Passer is the Latin word for "sparrow." [5] A mixed group of Passer sparrows containing a Eurasian tree sparrow, a male house sparrow, and female house or Spanish sparrows, feeding on grain in the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan
The family Estrildidae was introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte as "Estreldinae", a spelling variant of the subfamily name. [2] [3] In the list of world birds maintained by Frank Gill, Pamela Rasmussen and David Donsker on behalf of the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) the family contains 140 species divided into 41 genera. [4]