Rice finches
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Rice finch ( Lonchura oryzivora ) |
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The rice finch ( Padda ) is a group of two closely related species, the rice finch ( Lonchura oryzivora ) and the Timor rice finch ( Lonchura fuscata ), from the genus of the bronze male ( Lonchura ) in the magnificent finch family . Both types are very similar; They are characterized by their massive beak, the simple beak-angle bulges and their very similar courtship behavior. Timor rice finch and rice finch have long been treated as a separate genus Padda (rice finches). Recent molecular genetic studies have shown that this group of two species is phylogenetically located within the genus of the bronze male ( Lonchura ) and is closely related to the nutmeg bronze male there .
The birds are widespread in southeast Asia. The occurrence areas include Sumatra , Malaysia , Borneo , Moluccas , Philippines and Taiwan , Zanzibar and Timor . The range of the Timor rice finch extends only to Timor and the eastern part of Lombok .
Occasionally the two species, which are very popular as ornamental birds , are assigned to other genera by individual authors.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Antonio Arnaiz-Villena, Valentin Ruiz-del-Valle, Pablo Gomez-Prieto, Raquel Reguera, Carlos Parga-Lozano and Ignacio Serrano-Vela: Estrildinae Finches (Aves, Passeriformes) from Africa, South Asia and Australia: a Molecular Phylogeographic Study . In: The Open Ornithologist Journal . tape 2 , 2009, p. 29-36 , doi : 10.2174 / 1874453200902010029 ( mec.es [PDF]).