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OverviewAI-generated
Padda oryzivora, commonly known as the Java Sparrow, is a species of bird in the family Estrildidae. It belongs to the class Aves and order Passeriformes within the phylum Chordata. The species was originally described by Linnaeus in 1758. While World Register of Marine Species lists it under the family Passeridae with an unaccepted status, other sources classify it within Estrildidae.
This diurnal bird inhabits grasslands and meadows. It is endemic to Java and Bali Island. Its taxon range includes India, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. The species holds an Endangered status on the IUCN Red List, a designation recorded in 2021.
Records of the organism are held by various institutions, including RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, WFVZ, CUMV, DMNH, and FMNH. These records are associated with the United States, the Philippines, and Tanzania. The species has been referenced by 94 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 37 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, iDigBio, WoRMS, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
EndangeredSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 617
- With media
- 269
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, WFVZ, CUMV, DMNH, FMNH
- Recorded in
- United States, Philippines, Tanzania
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Padda
- Image
- Java Sparrow - Baluran NP - East Java MG 8207 (29696610022).jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Padda oryzivora
- taxon common name
- Gelatik jawa
- short name
- P. oryzivora
- IUCN conservation status
- Endangered status
- endemic to
- Bali Island
- habitat
- meadow
- diel cycle
- diurnality
- taxon range
- Philippines
- Commons category
- Lonchura oryzivora
- Commons gallery
- Lonchura oryzivora
- taxon author citation
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Java sparrow (Padda oryzivora; syn. Lonchura oryzivora), also known as the Java finch, Java rice sparrow or Java rice bird, is a small passerine bird. This species in the family Estrildidae 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.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Padda oryzivora” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.