Editing Java sparrow (section)

===Conservation===
The Java sparrow is considered by some countries to be an agricultural pest with respect to rice cultivation. An ongoing loss of natural habitat, hunting in some areas and trapping (as a pest) in others has led to much smaller numbers in the wild and sightings in its natural range have become increasingly uncommon. The Java sparrow is now evaluated as [[endangered]] on the [[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]] with less than 10,000 individuals remaining. It is also listed on Appendix II of [[CITES]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/red-list-northern-bald-ibis-pink-pigeon-making-comeback|title=Red List: Northern Bald Ibis, Pink Pigeon making a comeback|author=|website=Birdlife.org|access-date=2018-11-23|language=en-us}}</ref> The species is also severely threatened by the illegal exotic pet trade as they are sought after for their distinctive song, according to [[Traffic (conservation programme)|TRAFFIC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.traffic.org/what-we-do/species/asian-songbirds/|title=Asian Songbirds - Species we work with at TRAFFIC|website=Traffic.org|language=en|access-date=2019-01-10}}</ref>