Timor sparrow, Timor dusky sparrow (Lonchura fuscata) Coccothraustes fuscata
Title: A monograph of the weaver-birds, Ploceidand arboreal and terrestrial finches, Fringillid
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: Bartlett, Edward, d. 1908
Subjects: Weaverbirds Finches
Date 1888
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The Timor sparrow, (Lonchura fuscata) also known as Timor dusky sparrow is a small, approximately 14 cm long, plump dark brown songbird with a large silvery-blue bill, white cheek, pink feet and creamy-white belly. Both sexes are similar. Its appearance resembles the closely related Java sparrow, but is smaller than the latter and has different coloured plumage. The Timor sparrow inhabits the grasslands and lowlands of West Timor, Semau and Rote Island of Indonesia, and East Timor. Its diet consists mainly of rice and seeds. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Estrildidae, Genus: Lonchura, Species: Lonchura fuscata (Vieillot, 1817), Synonyms: Padda fuscata (Vieillot, 1807).