Broken-barred Roller vs นกกระจอกชวา

Ancylis unguicella compared with Lonchura oryzivora

Key Differences

• Broken-barred Roller is Least Concern while นกกระจอกชวา is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken-barred Roller	นกกระจอกชวา
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Aves (นก)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Passeriformes (นกเกาะคอน)
Family	Tortricidae	Estrildidae
Genus	Ancylis	Lonchura
Species	Ancylis unguicella	Lonchura oryzivora

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken-barred Roller and นกกระจอกชวา share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Broken-barred Roller

LC — Least Concern

นกกระจอกชวา

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken-barred Roller	นกกระจอกชวา
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broken-barred Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

นกกระจอกชวา

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.

Broken-barred Roller

The Broken-Barred Roller (Ancylis unguicella) is a species in the genus Ancylis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

นกกระจอกชวา

One of the most popular cage birds in East Asia, Java sparrows are striking finches with grey plumage, a bold black head, distinctive white cheek patches, and a bright red bill. Native to Java and Bali in Indonesia, they have been introduced to many parts of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. They inhabit open grasslands, rice fields, and farmland, often becoming pests on rice crops. Listed as Vulnerable in their native range due to severe trapping pressure for the cage bird trade.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway