I have previously watched part of the courtship ritual of Java Sparrows Padda oryzivora (see reference). These birds are from successfully breeding in the wild, of released captives, mostly around […]
I have observed a number of Java Sparrows Padda oryzivora nesting in the past. Nests in Ipoh are usually located in the holes and crevices of the abundant limestone […]
![SparrowJ [AmarSingh] 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SparrowJ-AmarSingh-1-2-q8dfsf3zralgrau9m2ker5cdcdiar4q1myz1f2t20g.jpg "SparrowJ [AmarSingh] 1")
A pair of Java Sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora) was photographed at the limestone hills at the fringe of Ipoh, Perak (above). The above image shows a close-up of an adult’s feet. […]
![SparrowJ-jv [AmarSingh] 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SparrowJ-jv-AmarSingh-1-1-q8df3xfdop2i92eymhgcsbu04y8071htlr1l9j4c4w.jpg "SparrowJ-jv [AmarSingh] 1")
“Saw a pair of juvenile Java Sparrows (Lonchura oryzivora) allopreening each other (below) as well as ‘beaking’ (above), probably as a show of affection. “Java Sparrows are well known to […]
![SparrowJ-dung [AmarSingh]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SparrowJ-dung-AmarSingh-q8dfuxchze0zpv76z5kleikmdd5ja2o9zdlnhn39f4.jpg "SparrowJ-dung [AmarSingh]")
“Coprophagia, the consumption of faeces, is not uncommon among birds. Some will consume the faecal sacs of chicks they are rearing as it contains partially-digested food items. But heterospecific coprophagia, […]
![SparrowJ-roost site-sono [AmarSingh]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SparrowJ-roost-site-sono-AmarSingh-q8dgon0u0upaq41fgzy180n6dup8lmmteg07mj18q8.jpg "SparrowJ-roost site-sono [AmarSingh]")
“A few months ago my wife and I identified an urban night roosting site for Java Sparrows (Lonchura oryzivora). I have visited the site a few times and the birds […]
![SparrowJ-food source [AmarSingh] (1)](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SparrowJ-food-source-AmarSingh-1-q8dfeqkka3v7rmppi5nwglmu2gxypqep394ly33ckw.jpg "SparrowJ-food source [AmarSingh] (1)")
“Saw 6 Java Sparrows (Lonchura oryzivora) feeding on the Commelina nudiflora (has many names, commonly known as the Common Spiderwort) (above, below). I am not entirely certain what part of […]
![SparrowJ [AmarSingh]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SparrowJ-AmarSingh-q8dgfkuu5castf77dkyhosy895cvennyhlmq3igupc.jpg "SparrowJ [AmarSingh]")
“This is one of the Java Sparrows’ (Lonchura oryzivora) favourite nesting sites in the limestone hills; this pair use it every year. One will guard the nest will the other […]
“I am not always sure if birds that visit the Malayan Mistletoe (Dendrophthae pentandra) feed on it. In the past I have observed Java Sparrows (Lonchura oryzivora) feed on grass […]
“The fate of feral populations of Java Sparrows (Lonchura oryzivora) in Peninsular Malaysia have fluctuated over time; see Wells 2007 for details (below). It has been assumed that wild populations […]
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