Genus: Passer
Description
Sparrows of Africa and Eurasia, introduced also in North America, South America and Australia.
They are:
- Similar in size and body structure
- The bill of the male becomes black in breeding season and horn-coloured outside breeding season (except a few with a black bill all year)
- They are social species
- They have similar behaviour (eg bathing in water and dusting in sand or dust)
- Many are associated with man
Taxonomy
Passer is a genus in the family Passeridae.
The genera Auripasser (Arabian Golden Sparrow and Sudan Golden Sparrow) and Sorella (Chestnut Sparrow) are now generally accepted to belong to this genus.
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|---|---|---|---|
| P. ammodendri | Saxaul Sparrow | ||
| P. domesticus | House Sparrow | ||
| P. italiae | Italian Sparrow | ||
| P. hispaniolensis | Spanish Sparrow | ||
| P. pyrrhonotus | Sind Sparrow | ||
| P. castanopterus | Somali Sparrow | ||
| P. cinnamomeus | Russet Sparrow | ||
| P. flaveolus | Plain-backed Sparrow | ||
| P. moabiticus | Dead Sea Sparrow | ||
| P. iagoensis | Cape Verde Sparrow | ||
| P. hemileucus | Abd al-Kuri Sparrow | ||
| P. insularis | Socotra Sparrow | ||
| P. motitensis | Great Sparrow | ||
| P. rufocinctus | Kenya Sparrow | ||
| P. shelleyi | Shelley's Sparrow | ||
| P. cordofanicus | Kordofan Sparrow | ||
| P. melanurus | Cape Sparrow | ||
| P. griseus | Northern Grey-headed Sparrow | ||
| P. swainsonii | Swainson's Sparrow | ||
| P. gongonensis | Parrot-billed Sparrow | ||
| P. suahelicus | Swahili Sparrow | ||
| P. diffusus | Southern Grey-headed Sparrow | ||
| P. simplex | Desert Sparrow | ||
| P. zarudnyi | Zarudny's Sparrow | ||
| P. montanus | Eurasian Tree Sparrow | ||
| P. luteus | Sudan Golden Sparrow | ||
| P. euchlorus | Arabian Golden Sparrow | ||
| P. eminibey | Chestnut Sparrow | ||
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Passer. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Passer
Pages in category ‘Passer’
The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
