Timor sparrow
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Padda |
| Species: | P. fuscata
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| Binomial name | |
| Padda fuscata (Vieillot, 1817)
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The Timor sparrow, (Padda fuscata) also known as Timor dusky sparrow is a small, approximately 14 cm long, plump dark brown songbird with a large silvery-blue bill, white cheek, pink feet and creamy-white belly. Both sexes are similar.
Its appearance resembles the closely related Java sparrow, but is smaller than the latter and has different coloured plumage. The Timor sparrow inhabits the grasslands and lowlands of the Timor archipelago. Its diet consists mainly of rice and seeds.
Due to ongoing habitat loss, limited range and illegal trapping for cage-bird trade, the Timor sparrow is evaluated as near threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Some taxonomists place this species and the Java sparrow in their own genus, Padda.
References[]
- BirdLife International (2005). "Padda fuscata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2005. Retrieved 30 October 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is near threatened.
External links[]
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Birds of Timor
- Birds of the Lesser Sunda Islands
- Padda
- Near threatened animals
- Near threatened biota of Asia
- Near threatened biota of Oceania
- Birds described in 1817