Parrot-billed Sparrow

When to see the Parrot-billed Sparrow

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Parrot-billed Sparrow

The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Parrot-billed Sparrow

The parrot-billed sparrow is found in the arid lowlands of eastern Africa. At 18 centimetres (7.1 in) and 42 grams (1.5 oz), it is the largest of the sparrows of the family Passeridae. It is often considered a subspecies of the grey-headed sparrow.

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Easily confused with

Dead Sea SparrowPasser moabiticusAt 12–13 cm (4.7–5.1 in) long it is one of the smaller species of its family, some 4 cm (1.6 in) shorter than the widespread house sparrow. Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsoniiThe Swainson's sparrow reaches a body length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in). Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibeyLike the other members of the sparrow family, the chestnut sparrow is a small, chunky songbird with a thick bill suited to its diet of seeds.