Padda is a genus of estrildid finches restricted to islands in southern Indonesia. These are small, plump, gregarious passerinebirds. They frequent open grassland and cultivation and feed mainly on grain and other seeds, including rice. Both species have white-cheeked black heads and thick bills. The sexes are similar, but immature birds have brown upperparts and paler brown underparts and cheeks.
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Noun 1. a genus of Ploceidae (synonym) genus Padda (hypernym) bird genus (member-holonym) Ploceidae, family Ploceidae (member-meronym) Java sparrow, Java finch, ricebird, Padda oryzivora