Java sparrow
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| phylum | Chordata | The Java Sparrow, 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 cagebird, and has been introduced in a large number of other countries. Some taxonomists place this and the Timor Sparrow in their own genus Padda.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| Class | Aves | |
| order | Passeriformes | |
| family | Estrildidae | |
| genus | Lonchura | |
| species | L. oryzivora |