kkchang168 5/04/2013 10:22
Melanistic Tree Sparrow
Dear all
The birds below resemble tree sparrow but it is much darker in color. I believed that it is not dirt and the birds are not a single one. I have seen them quite a few time when I worked in BJ. The photos were taken inside the campus of University of International Business and Economics.
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I have tried to find books and cannot find out what they are. Would appreciate anyone help to tell me what they are. Thanks
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subbuteo 5/04/2013 11:40
Could they be very dirty Eurasian tree sparrows? They look like they have been up a chimney! Overall appearance is sparrow-like.
Dylan
badesc 5/04/2013 13:48
A melanistic Tree Sparrow is perhaps more likely. Occurs in House Sparrow as well: [url]http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/wildlife/f/902/p/82585/551869.aspx.[/url]
kkchang168 5/04/2013 17:30
Thank you for all your reply. I have searched in the internet and found more information on it. There are melanistic tree sparrow too. One more knowledge not on the books I have. Thank Bart again. The title is changed accordingly.
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