Sparrow from the Canary Islands (1 Viewer)

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jfdocampo

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• Sep 14, 2020

• #1

Maspalomas (Gran Canaria), 23th August, 2020.

Regards,

 

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Steve Lister

Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.

• Sep 14, 2020

• #2

Isn't this some sort of non-breeding plumage of a weaver species? I have no idea which weavers are established on Gran Canaria but I'm fairly sure there will be some. I saw bishops at Maspalomas way back in the early 80s.

Steve

 

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THE_FERN

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Opus Editor

• Sep 14, 2020

• #3

Steve Lister said:

Isn't this some sort of non-breeding plumage of a weaver species? I have no idea which weavers are established on Gran Canaria but I'm fairly sure there will be some. I saw bishops at Maspalomas way back in the early 80s.

Steve

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Could be but I can't personally rule out a poorly marked female sparrow: presumably Spanish.

 

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jfdocampo

Well-known member

• Sep 15, 2020

• #4

Incredible how similar can look a sparrow female and a weaver female. By probability I suppose it should be a sparrow, but who knows.

 

Larry Sweetland

Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'

• Sep 15, 2020

• #5

I can't see why it isn't a Spanish Sparrow

 

Larry Sweetland

Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'

• Sep 15, 2020

• #6

I can't see why it isn't a Spanish Sparrow. Wing bars rule out most weavers too, I think