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house sparrow somali sparrow (1 Viewer)
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Andy Adcock
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Look at these images, males are not always yellow.
https://www.google.com/search?q=som...CAEQAw&biw=1366&bih=631#imgrc=pyDsgCIxEaF5MM:
There is no white, wing bar and the primaries look yellowish, note the crown colour too, more like Tree Sparrow.
Interesting article here
http://www.birdingafrica.com/somaliland_sparrow.htm
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https://www.google.com/search?q=som...CAEQAw&biw=1366&bih=631#imgrc=pyDsgCIxEaF5MM:
There is no white, wing bar and the primaries look yellowish, note the crown colour too, more like Tree Sparrow.
Interesting article here
http://www.birdingafrica.com/somaliland_sparrow.htm
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I have to agree with Andy here, that's definitely a Somali Sparrow. The crown is all brown (no grey like in House Sparrow) but not as rufous as in breeding plumage. Also the upperparts are different (eg the grey-black stripes and the missing white wing bar, as mentioned by Andy).
André
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