Java sparrow — a finchlike weaverbird, Padda oryzivora, of southeastern Asia, having gray plumage tinged with pink on the belly, often kept as a cage bird. Also called Java finch. [1860 65] * * * ▪ bird also called Ricebird (species Padda oryzivora), bird of … Universalium
Estrildid finch — Taxobox name = Estrildid Finches image width = 250px image caption = Zebra Finches regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes subordo = Passeri familia = Estrildidae familia authority = Bonaparte, 1850 subdivision… … Wikipedia
List of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic birds — This list is based on the Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds [http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/hanzab/HANZAB spp list.pdf list, May 2002 update] , with the doubtfuls omitted. It includes the birds of Australia, New Zealand,… … Wikipedia
List of birds of Australia — This list is based on the Birds Australia [http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/checklist/ba birdlist sept03.pdf list, September 2003] (PDF, free registration required).The Birds Australia list is considered unofficial. It is based on Christidis and… … Wikipedia
List of introduced bird species — This list of introduced bird species includes all the species of bird successfully or unsuccessfully introduced to an area other than their native range, or to an area they formerly inhabited. This practice has been harmful in many areas,… … Wikipedia
munia — ▪ bird any of several small, finchlike Asian birds of the mannikin and waxbill (qq.v.) groups (family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes). The black headed munia, or chestnut mannikin (Lonchura malacca, including atricapilla and ferruginosa) … Universalium
List of African birds — This list of African birds is a listing of all the bird species known from the continent of Africa. TOCrightNotesThere are over 45 billion different species of birds in Africa.The taxonomy of this list adheres to James Clitorus Birds of the World … Wikipedia
Scaly-breasted Munia — Adult L. p. punctulata in Kolkata, India Conservation status … Wikipedia
List of birds of Tanzania — This is a list of the bird species recorded in Tanzania. The avifauna of Tanzania includes a total of 1108 species, of which 23 are endemic, 4 have been introduced by humans, and 43 are rare or accidental. 36 species are globally threatened.This… … Wikipedia
Mahakam River — The Mahakam River is in Indonesia. It flows 980 km from the district of Long Apari in the highlands of Borneo, to its mouth at the Makassar Strait. The city of Samarinda, the provincial capital of East Kalimantan, lies along the river… … Wikipedia
List of birds of Puerto Rico — This is a categorized list of the bird species recorded in the archipelago of Puerto Rico which consists of the main island of Puerto Rico, two island municipalities off the east coast (Vieques and Culebra), three uninhabited islands off the west … Wikipedia
