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Photo by James Eaton
West Timor, Indonesia, August 2011
Padda fuscata

Lonchura fuscata

Identification

14 cm. Dark brown, large silvery-blue bill, white cheek, pink feet and creamy-white belly. Sexes are similar.

Distribution

Eastern Lesser Sunda Islands (Timor, Rote, and Semau)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.[1]

Habitat

Grasslands and lowlands.

Behaviour

The diet includes rice and seeds.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.

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