Java Sparrow
Padda oryzivora ‡
Christmas Island IMG_2120 20190216
Notes: Small & plump; very thick bill; black head, white
cheek. Call is a chip; song a rapid series
of call notes
chipchipchipchipchipchip. A very gregarious bird which feeds mainly on
grain and
other seeds. In open grassland and cultivation.
Range from eBird© (last 10 years)
