Location
From Erongo to Etosha
Namibia
Metadata
Make Canon EOS 7D
Lens Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
at 640 mm
Exposure 1/60, f/27.0, ISO 400
Image size 800 x 533 pixels
IOC Names
Deutsch Rostsperling Dutch Roestmus
Italian Passera rossiccia maggiore Spanish Gorrión grande
Comments
The Great Sparrow differs from the House Sparrow by its bright rufous color of the back and rump (which is grey in the House Sparrow). The grey on the head extends on to the nape to form a collar. This sparrow is found in the dry savannas and seems to avoid close association with man. In Namibia, it is often paratized by the Diederik Cuckoo.
Jensen RAC . (1989): in The Complete Book of Southern African Birds, p 650.
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Great Sparrow |
Jean-Michel PAULUS
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