"First Record of the House Sparrow in Japan" by M. Sano, is Valid for the Male only, not for the Two Young
Masahiro Fujioka
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Masahiro Fujioka
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Sano (1990) stated that "one male and two young of the House Sparrow Passer domesticus were found on Rishiri Island." Evidence he presented, however, is too weak to exclude the possibility that the two birds were juveniles or females of another native species, the Cinamon Sparrow, Passer rutilans.
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Sano (1990) stated that "one male and two young of the House Sparrow Passer domesticus were found on Rishiri Island." Evidence he presented, however, is too weak to exclude the possibility that the two birds were juveniles or females of another native species, the Cinamon Sparrow, Passer rutilans.
Key concepts: Sparrow, Passer, Zoology, Biology, Ecology