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Gorrión Doméstico/ House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Description:

This bird has a short tail, a conic short peak. The male shows black and brown feathers on the dorsal part, a black pigmentation on the upper breast, throat and around the eyes. Dorsal part of the head and cheeks are gray, the rest of the breast and belly are whitish. The female is light brown-yellow with some black spots on the dorsal part. Esta ave presenta un rabo corto y un pico cónico y corto. El macho muestra un dorso color marrón y negro, un área negra en la parte superior del pecho, garganta y alrededor de los ojos, la parte dorsal de su cabeza es color gris, mientras que el resto de su pecho y vientre es blancuzco. La hembra es marrón-amarillo claro y el dorso muestra puntos negros.

Notes:

Introduced to PR in the 1970's.

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Bekka
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Bekka

Cacao, Puerto Rico, USA

Spotted on Jul 2, 2015
Submitted on Jul 3, 2015

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