Sudan Golden Sparrow |
The
Sudan golden sparrow (Passer luteus) is a small
bird in the
sparrow family, found to the south
of the
Sahara Desert in
Africa. It is a popular 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, the golden sparrow.
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 the
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.
(source: Wikipedia) |
Emerald Starling |
