Java Sparrow
Padda oryzivora(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Java Sparrow
The Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora) 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: Java and Bali (where now rare); introduced widely, including St. Helena (south Atlantic), Pemba and Unjuga (Zanzibar), United Arab Emirates, Bangkok (Thailand), Malayan Peninsula, northern Borneo, Taiwan, Philippines, Fiji, Hawaii, and Puerto RicoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Padda oryzivora
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Java Sparrow
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Loxia oryzivora
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Asia and Ethiopia [= Java] .
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.173
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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