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- Passer hispaniolensis
Identification
15-16cm. Red-brown crown, white cheeks, black back, and underparts heavily streaked with black. The female is almost identical to the House Sparrow, only distinguishable by its slightly heavier build. [1]
Distribution
Cape Verde, the Canary Islands, Madeira, northern Africa, western Spain, Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, Crete, the Balkans, and across southwest and central Asia from Turkey east to westernmost China. [1]
Taxonomy
Habitat
Trees near rivers or other wet areas in farmland. [1]
Behaviour
The diet includes seeds.
3-8 eggs are laid and incubated for 12 days; the chicks fledge when about 14 days old. [1]
Vocalisation
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