Tumbes Sparrow
Rhynchospiza stolzmanni
(L 5.75" Wt 0.84 - 0.97 oz)
Long-tailed...found in far
southwest Ecuador and
northwest Peru.
southwest Ecuador and
northwest Peru.
Road near town of
Catamayo
Catamayo
16Feb2013
flash photo
Rhynchospiza means finch bill.
Declaring war on sparrows, Mao tse-
tung had millions killed…which may
have led to the severe China famines
as insects decimated crops.
tung had millions killed…which may
have led to the severe China famines
as insects decimated crops.
(R Lederer and C Burr)
© Charles P.
Nicholson
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