Editing Java sparrow (section)

{{Short description|Species of bird}}
{{speciesbox
| status = EN
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn|author=BirdLife International |author-link=BirdLife International |year= 2021 | title=''Padda oryzivora'' |page=e.T22719912A183133210 |doi= 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22719912A183133210.en |access-date= 8 May 2022}}</ref>
| status2 = CITES_A2
| status2_system = CITES
| status2_ref = <ref>{{Cite web|title=Appendices {{!}} CITES|url=https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php|access-date=2022-01-14|website=cites.org}}</ref>
| image = Buberel Lonchura oryzivora 3.jpg
| genus = Padda
| species = oryzivora
| authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]])
| synonyms = *''Loxia oryzivora'' {{small|Linnaeus,&nbsp;1758}}
* ''Lonchura oryzivora'' ssp. ''oryzivora'' {{small|Dowsett and Forbes-Watson, 1993}}
* ''Lonchura oryzivora'' ssp. ''oryzivora'' {{small|Christidis and Boles, 1994}}
* ''Lonchura oryzivora'' ssp. ''oryzivora'' {{small|Christidis and Boles, 2008}}
}}

The '''Java sparrow''' ('''''Padda oryzivora'''''; Japanese: 文鳥, ''bunchō''), also known as the '''Java finch''', '''Java rice sparrow''' or '''Java rice bird''', is a small [[passerine]] [[bird]].<ref>[http://www.efinch.com/species/java.htm Java Sparrow – ''Padda oryzivora'' (may change to ''Lonchura oryzivora'')]. eFinch.com</ref> This [[estrildid finch]] is a resident breeding bird in [[Java (island)|Java]], [[Bali]] and [[Bawean]] in [[Indonesia]]. It is a popular [[aviculture|cage bird]], and has been introduced into many other countries.