About the Sudan Golden Sparrow
The Sudan golden sparrow is a small species of bird in the sparrow family found in sub-Saharan Africa. It is a famous cage bird, and in aviculture, it is known as the golden song sparrow. The Arabian golden sparrow and this species are sometimes considered one species, as the "golden sparrow".
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The Sudan golden sparrow is a smaller sparrow, at 12–13 cm (4.5–5 in) in length, with a wingspan of 5.7–7 cm (2.2–2.8 in). Males are distinctive in their bright yellow head and underparts, deep chestnut brown wings and back, and two white wingbars. In the breeding season the male's plumage is brighter still, and the bill changes colour from horn to shiny black. Females are pale sandy-buff with yellowish face, light brown wings, a back faintly streaked with chestnut, and pale yellow fading to whitish on the underparts. Juveniles are similar to females, but greyer.
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in France, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Israel.
When to see it
Peak activity in January · a winter visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicusThe Swahili sparrow is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae.
Sind SparrowPasser pyrrhonotusThe Sind sparrow is very similar to the house sparrow, and both sexes resemble their counterparts of that species, but it is slightly smaller and males and females each have features that distinguish them as Sind sparrows.
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.
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