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Photo by johnmoonie
Photo taken: Extremadura, Spain

Passer hispaniolensis

[edit] Identification

15-16cm. Red-brown crown, white cheeks, black back, and underparts heavily streaked with black. The female is almost identical to the House Sparrow, only distinguishable by its slightly heavier build. ^[1]

[edit] Distribution

Cape Verde, the Canary Islands, Madeira, northern Africa, western Spain, Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, Crete, the Balkans, and across southwest and central Asia from Turkey east to westernmost China. ^[1]

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Trees near rivers or other wet areas in farmland. ^[1]

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes seeds.

3-8 eggs are laid and incubated for 12 days; the chicks fledge when about 14 days old. ^[1]

[edit] Vocalisation

[edit] References

1. Wikipedia

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