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What the White-browed Sparrow-Weaver sounds like
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It ranges from 17 to 19 cm (6.7 to 7.5 in) in length and is characterized by a broad, white eyebrow stripe and white rump visible in flight. While the male white-browed sparrow-weaver sports a black bill, the female's bill is horn-colored (light gray); that of the juvenile is pinkish-brown. In Zimbabwe, the white-browed sparrow-weaver shows faint brown spotting across its white breast. The yellow-throated petronia has a pinkish brown (not black) bill, a buff (not white) eyebrow stripe, black (not pink) feet, and yellow shading at the bottom of a white throat. Voice: The white-browed sparrow-weaver may emit either a brief chik-chick or a loud, fluid, cheoop-preeoo-chop whistle.
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When to see the White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
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 White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
The map shades 15 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
The white-browed sparrow-weaver is a predominantly brown, sparrow-sized bird found throughout central and north-central southern Africa. It is found in groups of two to eleven individuals consisting of one breeding pair and other non-reproductive individuals.
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Easily confused with
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosusThe chestnut-crowned sparrow-weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosusThe chestnut-crowned sparrow-weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser donaldsoniDonaldson Smith's sparrow-weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
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