Passeridae
Passer luteus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Passer luteus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Passer luteus, the Sudan golden sparrow, is a small African sparrow found in dry open habitats south of the Sahara.
Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Passer montanus, the tree sparrow, is a small sparrow native to Eurasia with introduced populations across the world.
Passer melanurus (Statius Muller, 1776)
Passer melanurus (Statius Muller, 1776)
The Cape sparrow is a medium-sized sparrow native to open, mostly semi-arid habitats across southern Africa.
Passer hispaniolensis (Temminck, 1820)
Passer hispaniolensis (Temminck, 1820)
Passer hispaniolensis, the Spanish sparrow, is a large sparrow with a complex range across Europe, Asia, and Macaronesia.
Passer iagoensis (Gould, 1838)
Passer iagoensis (Gould, 1838)
Passer iagoensis, the Iago sparrow, is a small sexually dimorphic sparrow endemic to Cape Verde.
Passer flaveolus Blyth, 1845
Passer flaveolus Blyth, 1845
Passer flaveolus, the plain-backed sparrow, is a sparrow species found across parts of Southeast Asia.
Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Passer domesticus, the house sparrow, is the world's most widely distributed wild bird, strongly associated with human habitation.
Passer eminibey (Hartlaub, 1880)
Passer eminibey (Hartlaub, 1880)
Passer eminibey, the chestnut sparrow, is the smallest sparrow, found in East African dry open habitats and assessed as Least Concern.
Passer gongonensis (Oustalet, 1890)
Passer gongonensis (Oustalet, 1890)
The parrot-billed sparrow is the largest Passeridae sparrow, found in eastern African arid lowlands, often considered a grey-headed sparrow subspecies.
Passer rufocinctus Fischer & Reichenow, 1884
Passer rufocinctus Fischer & Reichenow, 1884
Passer rufocinctus, the Kenya sparrow, is a sparrow native to Kenya and Tanzania, with debated taxonomic grouping.
Passer motitensis (A.Smith, 1836)
Passer motitensis (A.Smith, 1836)
Passer motitensis, the great or southern rufous sparrow, is a 15–16 cm sparrow native to southern Africa with debated close relations to other sparrows.
Passer moabiticus Tristram, 1864
Passer moabiticus Tristram, 1864
Passer moabiticus (Dead Sea sparrow) is a small passerine bird with distinct sexual dimorphism and a spotty range across the Middle East.
Passer swainsonii (Rüppell, 1840)
Passer swainsonii (Rüppell, 1840)
Passer swainsonii, or Swainson's sparrow, is a small sparrow native to highland areas of the Horn of Africa and East Africa, most common around human settlements.
Passer griseus (Vieillot, 1817)
Passer griseus (Vieillot, 1817)
Passer griseus, the northern grey-headed sparrow, is a Passeridae bird resident across much of tropical Africa.
Passer diffusus (A.Smith, 1836)
Passer diffusus (A.Smith, 1836)
The southern grey-headed sparrow (Passer diffusus) is a Passeridae sparrow, sometimes a grey-headed sparrow subspecies, found in southern African woodlands and savannas.
Passer italiae (Vieillot, 1817)
Passer italiae (Vieillot, 1817)
Passer italiae, the Italian sparrow, is a small passerine bird found around the Mediterranean, associated with human settlements.
Passer cinnamomeus (Temminck, 1836)
Passer cinnamomeus (Temminck, 1836)
Passer cinnamomeus, the russet sparrow, is a small Asian sparrow with warm rufous plumage, assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
Passer simplex (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Passer simplex (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Passer simplex, the desert sparrow, is a least-concern sparrow species native to the northern African Sahara with local cultural significance.
Montifringilla adamsi Adams, 1859
Montifringilla adamsi Adams, 1859
Montifringilla adamsi, the black-winged or Adams's snowfinch, is a sparrow-family bird found across parts of South and East Asia.
Montifringilla nivalis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Montifringilla nivalis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Montifringilla nivalis, the white-winged snowfinch, is a stocky mountain bird found from southern Europe to western China.
Petronia petronia (Linnaeus, 1766)
Petronia petronia (Linnaeus, 1766)
Petronia petronia, the rock sparrow, is a small sparrow with a diagnostic yellow throat patch, defined physical traits, behavior, and range.
Carpospiza brachydactyla (Bonaparte, 1850)
Carpospiza brachydactyla (Bonaparte, 1850)
Carpospiza brachydactyla, the pale rockfinch, is a small sparrow found in Middle East, Central Asia and parts of Africa, threatened by expanding human land use.
Gymnoris xanthocollis (Burton, 1838)
Gymnoris xanthocollis (Burton, 1838)
Gymnoris xanthocollis, the chestnut-shouldered petronia, is a small bird with distinct male and female plumage traits found across South and Southwest Asia.
Gymnoris superciliaris Blyth, 1845
Gymnoris superciliaris Blyth, 1845
Gymnoris superciliaris, the yellow-throated bush sparrow, is a Passeridae bird species found in south-central and southern Africa.
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