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The Java sparrow (''Lonchura oryzivora''), also known as Java finch, Java rice sparrow or Java rice bird, is a small passerine bird.〔(Java Sparrow – ''Padda oryzivora'' (may change to ''Lonchura oryzivora'') ). eFinch.com〕 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. Some taxonomists place this and the Timor sparrow in their own genus ''Padda''. ==Description== The Java sparrow is about 15–17 cm in length from the beak to its tip of tail feathers. The adult is unmistakable, with its grey upperparts and breast, pink belly, white-cheeked black head, red eye-ring, pink feet and thick red bill. Both sexes are similar. Immature birds have brown upperparts and pale brown underparts, and a plain head. Very young birds have a black beak with a pink base. The call is a ''chip'', and the song is a rapid series of call notes ''chipchipchipchipchipchip''. Molecular phylogeny indicates that this species may have originated in India and dispersed to Africa and Pacific Ocean habitats from there. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Java sparrow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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