栗麻雀 (Passer eminibey )是麻雀屬 的一種鳥類。它是雀科 最小的一種鳥,體長僅11公分(4.3英寸)。雄鳥的繁殖羽呈栗色,但雌鳥和幼鳥的羽毛基本呈灰色。和同屬的近親阿拉伯金麻雀 和蘇丹金麻雀 一樣,栗麻雀主要生活於乾旱地區。非洲東部從蘇丹的達爾富爾 到坦尚尼亞都有其蹤跡。它們有時候會和其他一些鳥類混在一起飛行。
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坦尚尼亞 的幼年雄鳥
栗麻雀是雀科 最小的一種鳥,體長在11公分(4.3英寸)左右[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] 。其體重在12—17克(0.42—0.60盎司)之間[ 2] ,雄鳥翼展6.0—6.5公分(2.4—2.6英寸),雌鳥5.7—6.0公分(2.2—2.4英寸)。
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