Southern grey-headed sparrow
Appearance
Southern grey-headed sparrow | |
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Non-breeding adult, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
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Species: | P. diffusus
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Passer diffusus (Smith, 1836)
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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]
References
- ^ Template:IUCN
- ^ Craig, A. J. F. K. (1997). "Southern Greyheaded Sparrow". In Harrison, J. A.; Allan, D. G.; Underhill, L. G.; Herremans, M.; Tree, A. J.; Parker, V.; Brown, C. J. (eds.). The Atlas of Southern African Birds (PDF). Vol. 1. BirdLife South Africa.
External links
- Media related to Passer diffusus at Wikimedia Commons
- Southern Grey-headed Sparrow at the Internet Bird Collection
- Southern Grey-headed Sparrow species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds