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BirdPix:   82962
Province:  
Country:   Chad
Locus:   NE_012015AA
Observer:   Cronje Pieter
Date of record:   2019-06-28
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   784
Species name:   Passer domesticus
Common name:   House Sparrow -- Huismossie
Family:   Passeridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-82962
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 82962 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Garth Aiston
Comment:   My first thought was House Sparrow but it appears to lack the greyish crown and has a pale bill. However race Italiae looks similar to this bird.
Date:   2019-06-29 20:30:49
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Juvenile male. A fairly recent specie addition for Chad.
Date:   2019-07-17 13:14:39
Species name:   Passer domesticus -- House Sparrow; Huismossie
Species code:   784

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