Padda
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For other uses, see Padda (disambiguation).
Padda is a genus of estrildid finches restricted to islands in southern Indonesia.
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Padda | |
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Java sparrow (Padda oryzivora) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Estrildidae |
Genus: | Padda Reichenbach, 1850 |
Type species | |
Loxia oryzivora Java sparrow Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Species | |
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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.