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Revision as of 16:40, 19 March 2009
- Passer simplex
Includes Asian Desert Sparrow
Identification
Length 13-14 cm. An extremely pale sparrow.
Distribution
Sahara and deserts of south-central Asia.
Taxonomy
Passer simplex has three subspecies:1
- P. s. saharae
- Sahara of south-eastern Morocco to Algeria, southern Tunisia and central Libya
- P. s. simplex
- Southern Sahara from Mali to northern Niger (Aïr Massif), northern Chad and central Sudan
- P. s. zarudnyi
- Deserts of south-central Asia (eastern Iran, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan)
- Split by Sibley & Monroe2 as Asian Desert Sparrow.
Habitat
Sandy plains at desert edge; also oases and settlements.
Behaviour
It builds its nest in muddy walls.
References
- Clements, JF. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019
- Sibley, CG and BL Monroe. 1996. Birds of the World, on diskette, Windows version 2.0. Charles G. Sibley, Santa Rosa, CA, USA.
Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Desert Sparrow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Desert_Sparrow
