Joern Lehmhus
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Don´t know what this is, but made a detailed description at that time, finally came round to color it. Seen in Kruger NP in South Africa. If a hybrid, the Passer sp. in the broader region of southern Africa are:
Passer diffusus- Southern Grey-headed sparrow,
Passer motitensis - Great sparrow
Passer melanurus - Cape sparrow.
Passer domesticus - House sparrow (introduced)
None of them really fits.
Concerning sparrows from other areas of the world,
I see some similarities especially in head pattern with male Sind sparrow Passer pyrrhonotus, but other wise it seems too much patterned
http://orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_Image_ID=35412
http://orientalbirdimages.org/birdi...es&Bird_ID=2106&Bird_Family_ID=176&pagesize=1
That would also be in quite another region of the world.
So a hybrid?
Here is a description of Cape x Great sparrow, clearly different.
http://faansiepeacock.com/sparrow-hybrids/
I really don´t know....Anybody with South African bird experience who could help?
Don´t know what this is, but made a detailed description at that time, finally came round to color it. Seen in Kruger NP in South Africa. If a hybrid, the Passer sp. in the broader region of southern Africa are:
Passer diffusus- Southern Grey-headed sparrow,
Passer motitensis - Great sparrow
Passer melanurus - Cape sparrow.
Passer domesticus - House sparrow (introduced)
None of them really fits.
Concerning sparrows from other areas of the world,
I see some similarities especially in head pattern with male Sind sparrow Passer pyrrhonotus, but other wise it seems too much patterned
http://orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_Image_ID=35412
http://orientalbirdimages.org/birdi...es&Bird_ID=2106&Bird_Family_ID=176&pagesize=1
That would also be in quite another region of the world.
So a hybrid?
Here is a description of Cape x Great sparrow, clearly different.
http://faansiepeacock.com/sparrow-hybrids/
I really don´t know....Anybody with South African bird experience who could help?
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