Tumbes Sparrow
Rhynchospiza stolzmanni
(L 5.75" Wt 0.84 - 0.97 oz)
Long-tailed...found in far
southwest Ecuador and
northwest Peru.
Road near town of
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.
(R Lederer and C Burr)
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Nicholson
Macaulay
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