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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Abd al Kuri Sparrow* |
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Passer hemileucus |
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Description (5)
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Abd al Kuri Sparrow
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Family
Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)
Size
13 - 14 cm
First Described (Guide)
Ogilvie-Grant & Forbes, 1900
Yemen (B) (NB).
Population
Estimated population is 250 - 999 (2011) and stable.
Status VU
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Dry chirping calls, 'cheep', 'chee-sheep', 'chip' and 'jup'.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Passer motitensis (Dowsett and Forbes-Watson 1993) has been split into six species: Great Sparrow (Passer motitensis), Kenya Sparrow (Passer rufocinctus), and Socotra Sparrow (Passer insularis) following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993), Urban (2004) and Kirwan (2008), and White Nile Sparrow (Passer shelleyi), Kordofan Sparrow (Passer cordofanicus) and Abd al Kuri Sparrow (Passer hemileucus) following Urban (2004) and Kirwan (2008).
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Socotra Sparrow (Passer insularis).
Similar Species
Socotra Sparrow (Passer insularis) which has darker underparts and is slightly larger.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Abd al Kuri Sparrow see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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