Timor Sparrow
Padda fuscata(Vieillot, LJP, 1807)
English (US) Timor Sparrow
The Timor Sparrow (Padda fuscata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Estrildidae (Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Timor and Semau (eastern Lesser Sundas)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Padda fuscata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Timor Sparrow
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1807)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Loxia fuscata
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1807)
- Type locality
- Timor.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle des plus beaux oiseaux chanteurs de la zone torride p.95 pl.LXII
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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