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| + | '''Includes: Abd al-Kuri Sparrow''' | ||
| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 13 - 14cm. The only sparrow in its range. | ||
| + | ====Male==== | ||
| + | * Grey forehead to hindneck and entire upperparts | ||
| + | * Prominent black eyestripe | ||
| + | * Broad rufous-chestnut band from above eye and in crescent around rear of light greyish ear-coverts | ||
| + | * White cheek | ||
| + | * Back streaked black | ||
| + | * Prominent chestnut on scapulars | ||
| + | * Blackish to dark brown upperwings | ||
| + | * Broad white tips on median coverts | ||
| + | * Dark brown tail | ||
| + | * Greyish underparts | ||
| + | ====Female==== | ||
| + | * Drab brown with greyer upperparts | ||
| + | * Streaked on back | ||
| + | * Warm buff supercilium | ||
| + | Juveniles resemble females. | ||
| + | ====Similar species==== | ||
| + | Much paler than [[Socotra Sparrow]]. | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Endemic to Abd al Kuri ([[Yemen]]) in the Indian Ocean, off the Horn of Africa.<br /> | ||
| + | Restricted-range species but common to abundant in its range. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species.<br /> | ||
| + | Formerly considered conspecific with [[Socotra Sparrow]]. | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Dry areas and towns. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Few information about diet. Probably feeds on seeds of grasses and small plants.<br /> | ||
| + | Often seen in flocks of 30 to 50 birds.<br /> | ||
| + | Breeding season from November to April. Usually two broods. Breeds in colonies of up to ten pairs. The nest is an untidy construction maed of dead grass and placed in a hole in a cliff, a house or tree, also openly in branches of a thorny tree. Lays 3 eggs.<br /> | ||
| + | A resident species.<br /> | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker14V4.3}}#{{Ref-HBWVol14}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|Passer+hemileucus}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Passer]] [[Category: Missing Images]] | ||
Revision as of 09:54, 7 September 2014
- Passer hemileucus
Includes: Abd al-Kuri Sparrow
Identification
13 - 14cm. The only sparrow in its range.
Male
- Grey forehead to hindneck and entire upperparts
- Prominent black eyestripe
- Broad rufous-chestnut band from above eye and in crescent around rear of light greyish ear-coverts
- White cheek
- Back streaked black
- Prominent chestnut on scapulars
- Blackish to dark brown upperwings
- Broad white tips on median coverts
- Dark brown tail
- Greyish underparts
Female
- Drab brown with greyer upperparts
- Streaked on back
- Warm buff supercilium
Juveniles resemble females.
Similar species
Much paler than Socotra Sparrow.
Distribution
Endemic to Abd al Kuri (Yemen) in the Indian Ocean, off the Horn of Africa.
Restricted-range species but common to abundant in its range.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Formerly considered conspecific with Socotra Sparrow.
Habitat
Dry areas and towns.
Behaviour
Few information about diet. Probably feeds on seeds of grasses and small plants.
Often seen in flocks of 30 to 50 birds.
Breeding season from November to April. Usually two broods. Breeds in colonies of up to ten pairs. The nest is an untidy construction maed of dead grass and placed in a hole in a cliff, a house or tree, also openly in branches of a thorny tree. Lays 3 eggs.
A resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Abd al-Kuri Sparrow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Abd_al-Kuri_Sparrow
