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Pale Rockfinch

Carpospiza brachydactyla

Photo by Mel11
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Field Notes

Description:

Thanks to Jazzman

Habitat:

In a bush in a garden by the sea.

Notes:

The pale rockfinch or pale rock sparrow is a small sparrow found in the Middle East and Central Asia. It is the only member of the genus Carpospiza. Some authorities include it in the genus Petronia. Others have placed it in the finch family due to some similarities in behaviour and form, but the anatomy of its tongue exhibits characteristic sparrow features.

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Pale Rockfinch

Carpospiza brachydactyla

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jazz.mann
Google "Lens" ID says pale rockfinch. Merlin (which is usually more relaible than lens b/c it also takes location and date into acount) says its a House sparrow, Passer domesticus, but none of the house sparrow photos show the pale pink underside.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2021

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