Sudan Golden Sparrow
A species of Old World Sparrows Scientific name : Passer luteus Genus : Old World Sparrows
Sudan Golden Sparrow, A species of Old World Sparrows
Botanical name: Passer luteus
Genus: Old World Sparrows
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Photo By Lars Petersson 
Description
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. About 10 weeks after hatching young males may start to get a yellow wash around the shoulder area. Its basic call is a chirp or tchirrup, similar to that of other sparrows. Variations include a song-like call, and a rapid rhythmic che-che-che. 
Size
13 cm
Feeding Habits
Sudan Golden Sparrow have a diet primarily composed of grass seeds, smaller cereal seeds like millet, and some animal matter. Nestlings are fed with invertebrates such as bugs and caterpillars. Sudan Golden Sparrow forage in large, gregarious flocks, sometimes alongside weaver birds.
Habitat
Sudan Golden Sparrow typically inhabits arid sandy savannas characterized by a sparse distribution of trees and shrubs, preferring environments with seasonal growth of low-lying annual plants. These birds are generally associated with dry, open landscapes within broader geographical regions that encompass such semi-desert ecosystems.
Dite type
Granivorous
General Info
Behavior
The Sudan golden sparrow is a highly gregarious and nomadic bird and will form mixed flocks with other seed-eating birds, such as red-billed quelea, and other sparrows. Evening roosts, often in cities like Khartoum, may number hundreds of thousands of birds. It eats seeds and takes some insects, especially when feeding young. It prefers grass seeds, including smaller cereal seeds, such as those of millet. In captivity it is fed the mixture of foxtail millet and other grains with vegetables, mealworms, and other supplements usually fed to weavers. It breeds in very large colonies, of as many as 65,000 nests. The nest is a very large, untidy, domed built of twigs made in tree branches, with a feather-lined nest chamber. One or two clutches a year are laid, typically of three or four eggs. Eggs are white with dark spots.
Distribution Area
It breeds across Africa to the south of the Sahara from Senegal east to Sudan and Ethiopia. In April 2009 a flock of seven was found to the north-west of Aousserd, Morocco. Two birds were seen in 2013 and a few more in 2014. It is a bird of dry open savanna, semi-desert, arid scrub and cereal cultivation.
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Old world sparrows Genus
Old World Sparrows Species
Sudan Golden Sparrow 
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