Java Sparrow vs White-cheeked Pintail

Lonchura oryzivora compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

• Java Sparrow is Vulnerable while White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Java Sparrow	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Aves (새)	Aves (새)
Order	Passeriformes (참새목)	Anseriformes (기러기목)
Family	Estrildidae	Anatidae
Genus	Lonchura	Anas
Species	Lonchura oryzivora	Anas bahamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Java Sparrow and White-cheeked Pintail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (새)

Conservation Status

Java Sparrow

VU — Vulnerable

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Java Sparrow	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Java Sparrow

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Java Sparrow

동아시아에서 가장 인기 있는 애완조 중 하나인 자바참새는 회색 깃털, 짙은 검은 머리, 두드러진 흰 볼 패치, 밝은 붉은 부리를 가진 인상적인 핀치새다. 인도네시아 자바 및 발리가 원산지이며, 아시아·아프리카·아메리카 여러 지역에 도입되었다. 탁 트인 초원, 논밭, 농경지에 서식하며 쌀 농작물에 해를 끼치기도 한다. 조류 거래를 위한 심각한 포획 압박으로 원산지에서 취약종으로 등재되어 있다.

White-cheeked Pintail

흰뺨핀꼬리오리(Anas bahamensis)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 관심대상(LC)으로 분류된다. 서식 범위 전반에 걸쳐 개체군이 안정적이며 즉각적인 보전 우려가 없는 광범위하고 풍부한 종이다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇻🇪 Venezuela