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Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora)
Plate 156. Fringilla oryzivora. Paddy bird, Rice bird or Java Sparrow. Upper figure female, lower male. Modern accepted name (2012) is Padda oryzivora.
Date March 1822
Source Zoological Illustrations, Volume III.
Author William Swainson, F.R.S., F.L.S.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zoological_Illustrations_Volume_III_Plate_156.jpg
The Java sparrow (Lonchura 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 cage bird, and has been introduced in a large number of other countries. |
