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(Northern) Grey-headed Sparrow

Passer griseus

Description:

Rather large sparrow, slightly larger than his cousin House sparrow, some 15 cm in length; with grey head and black beak, rufous brown mantle and wing covers; and whitish to greyish underparts.

Habitat:

Occupies rather large distribution area and wide diversity of habitats, south of sub-Saharan belt. Here, observed on several occasions in urban setting of Kindu, Maniema province of RDC. Kindu is a town located deep in the equatorial forest, on edges of it; and on shores of lower Congo river.

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Zlatan Celebic
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Zlatan Celebic

Kindu, Maniema, Congo (Kinshasa)

Spotted on Apr 14, 2013
Submitted on Dec 26, 2017

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