| Padda | |
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| Java sparrow (Padda oryzivora) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Padda Reichenbach, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Loxia oryzivora Java sparrow Linnaeus, 1758
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| Species | |
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Padda is a genus of estrildid finches restricted to islands in southern Indonesia.
These are small, plump, gregarious passerine birds. They frequent open grassland and cultivation and feed mainly on grain and other seeds, including rice.
Both species have white-cheeked black heads and thick bills. The sexes are similar, but immature birds have brown upperparts and paler brown underparts and cheeks. The call of both species is a chip, and the song is a raid series of call notes chipchipchipchipchipchip.