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'' Padda '' is a genus of estrildid finches restricted to islands in southern Indonesia. 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''. The species are * Java sparrow, or Java finch ''Padda oryzivora'' * Timor dusky sparrow, ''Padda fuscata'' Java sparrow is a popular cagebird, and has been introduced in a large number of other countries. Both ''Padda'' species are threatened by trapping for the cage bird trade. Many taxonomists now place this genus in ''Lonchura'' with the mannikins and munias. ==References== * ''Finches and Sparrows'' by Clement, Harris and Davis, ISBN 0-7136-8017-2 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「Padda」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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