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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:STH 7062j.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br />Burunge, [[Tanzania]], September 2017]] | ||
| + | 15 - 16cm (6-6¼ in) | ||
| + | * Greyish-brown head, neck, back and underparts | ||
| + | * Brown upperwing and tail | ||
| + | * Chestnut-red shoulder | ||
| + | * Small white wing-bar | ||
| + | * Sometimes paler greyish area on throat | ||
| + | * Blackish-horn bill | ||
| + | Sexes similar. Juveniles are very similar too but they lack the white wing-bar | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | Very similar to [[Parrot-billed Sparrow]], [[Northern Grey-headed Sparrow]] and [[Swainson's Sparrow]]. Compared to Grey-headed Sparrow note the grey-brown more or less uniform mantle. It's also darker below than Northern Grey-headed Sparrow. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Found in southern [[Kenya]], northern [[Tanzania]] and patchily into southwest [[Tanzania]].<br /> | ||
| + | Generally common but a poorly known species. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> | ||
| + | Forms a [[Dictionary_P-S#S|superspecies]] with [[Northern Grey-headed Sparrow]], [[Swainson's Sparrow]], [[Parrot-billed Sparrow]] and [[Southern Grey-headed Sparrow]]. All are often treated as [[Dictionary_A-C#C|conspecific]]. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Grassland with some trees and light woodland. Occurs up to 2000m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Feeds mainly on seeds. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Breeding season January to May, coinciding with rains. The nest is an untidy dome with a side entrance. It's placed in a hole in a tree or a house. May also use old nests of swallows. No other information. | ||
| + | ====Movements==== | ||
| + | A resident species with some local movements during rains.<br /> | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#{{Ref-HBWVol14}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Swahili+Sparrow}} | {{GSearch|Swahili+Sparrow}} | ||
| − | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Passer]] | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 21:02, 5 December 2017
- Passer suahelicus
Identification
15 - 16cm (6-6¼ in)
- Greyish-brown head, neck, back and underparts
- Brown upperwing and tail
- Chestnut-red shoulder
- Small white wing-bar
- Sometimes paler greyish area on throat
- Blackish-horn bill
Sexes similar. Juveniles are very similar too but they lack the white wing-bar
Similar Species
Very similar to Parrot-billed Sparrow, Northern Grey-headed Sparrow and Swainson's Sparrow. Compared to Grey-headed Sparrow note the grey-brown more or less uniform mantle. It's also darker below than Northern Grey-headed Sparrow.
Distribution
Found in southern Kenya, northern Tanzania and patchily into southwest Tanzania.
Generally common but a poorly known species.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Forms a superspecies with Northern Grey-headed Sparrow, Swainson's Sparrow, Parrot-billed Sparrow and Southern Grey-headed Sparrow. All are often treated as conspecific.
Habitat
Grassland with some trees and light woodland. Occurs up to 2000m.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds mainly on seeds.
Breeding
Breeding season January to May, coinciding with rains. The nest is an untidy dome with a side entrance. It's placed in a hole in a tree or a house. May also use old nests of swallows. No other information.
Movements
A resident species with some local movements during rains.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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) Swahili Sparrow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Swahili_Sparrow
