JAVA SPARROW

Photographed on Christmas Island, December 2016

956                JAVA SPARROW                 Lonchura oryzivora

AUSTRALIA (Christmas Island)                686

Also known as Java Finch, Java Rice Sparrow, Java Rice Bird. Found in grassland and cultivation, especially rice fields. 15-17 cm. Resident in Java, Bali and Bawean; popular cage and aviary bird introduced into many countries; introduced into Christmas Island.