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Padda oryzivora
The Java Sparrow, (Padda oryzivora) also known as 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 cagebird, and has been introduced in a large number of other countries. Some taxonomsts place this and the Timor Sparrow in their own genus Padda.
Allwetterzoo, Münster, Germany
Spotted on May 1, 2010
Submitted on Feb 10, 2013
1 Comment
Love these large finches! So elegant . They have a delightful, gurgly bubbly song too! I had a caged pair when I was in college.