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Subject: [Oversea] Melanistic Tree Sparrow [Print This Page]

Author: kkchang168 Time: 5/04/2013 10:22 Subject: 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.

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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Author: subbuteo Time: 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

Author: badesc Time: 5/04/2013 13:48

A melanistic Tree Sparrow is perhaps more likely. Occurs in House Sparrow as well: http://www.rspb.org.uk/community ... /82585/551869.aspx.

Author: kkchang168 Time: 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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