Timor Sparrow (Lonchura fuscata)

Other Scientific Names
Lonchura fuscata

Other Names (World)
Timor Sparrow, Timor Dusky Sparrow, Timor Munia, Timor Finch, Kupang Sparrow, Kupang Munia, Brown Ricebird, Brown Padda

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
12 - 14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1817)

Habitat
Grassland, lightly wooded cattle-pasture, scrub, overgrown gardens, deciduous or degraded monsoon-forest and the margins of cultivation, ricefields.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Timor-Leste (B) (NB).

Timor, Semau and Roti, in Lesser Sundas.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation, trapping for the cage-bird trade, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A dry 'chip' call, given in rapid or jumbled series when singing, 'chip chip chip chip-chip-chip chip'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Timor Sparrow (Padda fuscata) [XC32618]
by id from , East Timor (contact notes, staccato)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

May form a superspecies with Java Sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora). In recent study of mitochondrial phylogeny, these two species and Streak-headed Mannikin (Lonchura tristissima) were found to comprise two clades that are basal to the other members of the genus.

Similar Species
Escaped Java Sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora) lacks chocolate-brown and has pink bill.

References
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