Great Sparrow - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by nkgray
Photo taken: Hotazel, Northern Cape, South Africa

Passer motitensis

Identification

Length 15-16 cm. It has a grey crown and rear neck and rufous upperparts.

Similar to the House Sparrow, but it is larger, the colours are brighter, and the rump is rufous rather than grey.

Distribution

Southern Africa.

Taxonomy

Passer motitensis has three subspecies:¹

• P. m. benguellensis

• Southern Angola to Namibia

• P. m. subsolanus

• Southern Zimbabwe to north-eastern South Africa and north-western Swaziland

• P. m. motitensis

• Botswana to central and western South Africa

Habitat

Dry, wooded savanna and towns.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great Sparrow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_Sparrow

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