Java sparrow

Java sparrow
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Lonchura
Species:
L. oryzivora
Binomial name
Lonchura oryzivora
Synonyms
  • Loxia oryzivora Linnaeus, 1758
  • Padda oryzivora Reichenbach, 1850
  • Lonchura oryzivora ssp. oryzivora Dowsett and Forbes-Watson, 1993
  • Lonchura oryzivora ssp. oryzivora Christidis and Boles, 1994
  • Lonchura oryzivora ssp. oryzivora Christidis and Boles, 2008

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.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2021). "Padda oryzivora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22719912A183133210. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22719912A183133210.en. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Java Sparrow – Padda oryzivora (may change to Lonchura oryzivora). eFinch.com