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Java sparrow
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<p>The Java sparrow (<i>Padda oryzivora</i>; Japanese: 文鳥, <i>bunchō</i>), also known as the Java finch, Java rice sparrow or Java rice bird, is a small <a href="/facts/Passerine/qby0MANo">passerine</a> <a href="/facts/Bird/RJF6zwLP">bird</a>. This <a href="/facts/Estrildid_finch/XNjDVEIT">estrildid finch</a> is a resident breeding bird in <a href="/facts/Java_(island)/2MNA2rLm">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/Bali/ThlIdDeC">Bali</a> and <a href="/facts/Bawean/xsb9VvIq">Bawean</a> in <a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW">Indonesia</a>. It is a popular <a href="/facts/Aviculture/rCeNCXWF">cage bird</a>, and has been introduced into many other countries. </p>