Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Java Sparrow

Lonchura oryzivora

The Java Sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora) is a 25 g town and farmland bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

25 g

Habitat

Human Modified

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

14

Photo: (c) Rachel Stringham, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist