Record details

:   27110
Province:   other
Country:   Zimbabwe
Locus:   1731CA
Observer:   Brown Gary
Date of record:   2016-04-22
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   4142
Species name:   Passer diffusus
Common name:   Southern Greyheaded Sparrow (split) -- Gryskopmossie
Family:   Passeridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-27110
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Colin Summersgill
Comment:   Grey-headed Sparrow.Would assume Southern based on range, but bill looks heavy?
Date:   2016-05-22 18:40:01
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Throat appears grey as in Southern Grey-headed Sparrow. Heavy bill and limited white on the wing quite puzzling.
Date:   2017-09-11 15:36:35
Species name:   Passer diffusus -- Southern Greyheaded Sparrow (split); Gryskopmossie
Species code:   4142

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