sentence: Italian sparrow joins family as a new species.
sentences_before: One example of a new and successful hybrid species has been found. Gill, Victoria 2011.
sentences_after: The new species is a hybrid of the Italian and Spanish sparrows, and the basic facts have been checked by sequence analysis from the DNA in their blood. The bird lives in Italy in a region where both parent species live.
concept_name: italian sparrow
headings: Speciation Sympatric speciation Hybridisation
categories: Evolution