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Southern grey-headed sparrow

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Southern grey-headed sparrow
Non-breeding adult, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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P. diffusus
Binomial name
Passer diffusus
(Smith, 1836)

The southern grey-headed sparrow (Passer diffusus) is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the grey-headed sparrow. It is found in savanna and woodland in Angola and Zambia southwards into South Africa, where it is expanding its range[2] and is kept as a caged bird, like its relative the white-rumped seedeater.[citation needed]

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  2. ^ Craig, A. J. F. K. (1997). "Southern Greyheaded Sparrow". The Atlas of Southern African Birds (PDF). Vol. 1. BirdLife South Africa. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |editors= ignored (|editor= suggested) (help)