- Timor Sparrow
Taxobox
name = Timor Sparrow
status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia =Estrildidae
genus = "Padda "
species = "P. fuscata"
binomial = "Padda fuscata"
binomial_authority = (Vieillot, 1817)
synonyms =
* "Lonchura fuscata" Vieillot, 1807The Timor Sparrow, "Padda fuscata" also known as Timor Dusky Sparrow is a small, approximately 14cm long, plump dark brownsongbird 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 colored plumage. The Timor Sparrow inhabits to grasslands and lowlands ofWest Timor ,Semau andRote Island ofIndonesia , andTimor-Leste . The 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.References
* Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is near threatened
External links
* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=30060&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]
* [http://www.redlist.org/search/details.php?species=15868 IUCN Red List]
* [http://www.rdb.or.id/detailbird.php?id=278 Red Data Book]
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