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Abd' al Kuri Sparrow
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IUCN VU · Vulnerable

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Abd al Kuri Sparrow

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Abd' al Kuri Sparrow

Passer hemileucus

The Abd al-Kuri sparrow (Passer hemileucus) is a passerine bird endemic to the small island of Abd al Kuri (also spelled several other ways) in the Socotra archipelago of the Indian Ocean, off the Horn of Africa. Though this species was originally described as a distinct species, it was considered conspecific with the Socotra sparrow. A study by Guy Kirwan showed significant differences from the Socotra sparrow, and that the two sparrows might even have different...

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