Padda orysivora

Description

Family Passeridae

A Family of small passerines with plum brown or grey bodies, short tails, and stubby, powerful beaks.

Genus Padda

In Malabar, India, fish product consisting of slices of fish that have been dipped in paste of clarified butter or oil , with chilies, mustard and other spices and packed in jars.

Biology

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Birds
        Subclass: Neornithes () - Gadow, 1893
        Infraclass: Neoaves ()
        Superorder: Passerimorphae ()
        Order: Passeriformes () - c. linnaeus, 1758 - Perching Birds
        Suborder: Passeri ()
        Parvorder: passerida ()
        Superfamily: Passeroidea ()
        Family: Passeridae () - True Sparrows
        Subfamily: Estrildinae ()
        Tribe: Estrildini ()
        Genus: Padda () - (Linnaeus, 1758) - Java Sparrows
        Specific name: orysivora
        Scientific name: - Padda orysivora

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Padda

There are approximately 5 species in this genus:

P. fuscata (Timor Sparrow) · P. orizivora · P. orycivora · P. orysivora · P. oryzivora (Java Sparrow)

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Notes

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Identifiers

Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16288820
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2213725