Passeriformes

Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)

HBW 14, p. 760

Small passerines with thick, pointed, conical bill, broad and mostly blunt wings, and relatively short tail; plumage various combinations of brown, chestnut, grey and white, most with some black areas, some also with yellow.
Afrotropical, Palearctic and Oriental Regions.
Open country, villages and urban areas.
6 genera, 40 species, 101 taxa.
No species threatened; none extinct since 1600.

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2 2 8 1 Saxaul Sparrow (Passer ammodendri)
93 2 35 56 8 2 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
20 1 6 13 8 4 Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
0 8 5 Sind Sparrow (Passer pyrrhonotus)
0 8 6 Somali Sparrow (Passer castanopterus)
7 1 6 8 7 Russet Sparrow (Passer rutilans)
10 2 8 8 8 Pegu Sparrow (Passer flaveolus)
2 1 1 8 9 Dead Sea Sparrow (Passer moabiticus)
5 3 2 8 10 Cape Verde Sparrow (Passer iagoensis)
0 8 13 Socotra Sparrow (Passer insularis)
2 1 1 8 15 Southern Rufous Sparrow (Passer motitensis)
8 1 3 4 8 16 Cape Sparrow (Passer melanurus)
20 4 16 8 17 Common Grey-headed Sparrow (Passer griseus)
15 2 13 8 18 Swainson's Sparrow (Passer swainsonii)
4 4 8 19 Parrot-billed Sparrow (Passer gongonensis)
0 8 20 Swahili Sparrow (Passer suahelicus)
4 1 1 2 8 21 Southern Grey-headed Sparrow (Passer diffusus)
13 4 9 8 22 Desert Sparrow (Passer simplex)
64 2 15 47 8 23 Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
1 1 8 24 Sudan Golden Sparrow (Passer luteus)
1 1 8 25 Arabian Golden Sparrow (Passer euchlorus)
3 1 2 8 26 Chestnut Sparrow (Passer eminibey)
4 4 8 28 Yellow-spotted Bush-sparrow (Gymnoris pyrgita)
3 1 2 8 29 Chestnut-shouldered Bush-sparrow (Gymnoris xanthocollis)
3 1 2 8 30 Yellow-throated Bush-sparrow (Gymnoris superciliaris)
7 1 6 8 31 Russet-browed Bush-sparrow (Gymnoris dentata)
29 2 8 19 8 32 Common Rock-sparrow (Petronia petronia)
3 1 1 1 8 27 Pale Rock-sparrow (Carpospiza brachydactyla)
11 1 10 8 33 White-winged Snowfinch (Montifringilla nivalis)
2 2 8 34 Black-winged Snowfinch (Montifringilla adamsi)
1 1 8 36 White-rumped Ground-sparrow (Pyrgilauda taczanowskii)
2 2 8 37 Small Ground-sparrow (Pyrgilauda davidiana)
3 1 2 8 38 Rufous-necked Ground-sparrow (Pyrgilauda ruficollis)
5 5 8 39 Blanford’s Ground-sparrow (Pyrgilauda blanfordi)
0 8 40 Afghan Ground-sparrow (Pyrgilauda theresae)
6 1 5 8 3 Italian Sparrow (Passer italiae)
0 8 11 Kordofan Rufous Sparrow (Passer cordofanicus)
4 2 2 8 12 White Nile Rufous Sparrow (Passer shelleyi)
2 2 8 14 Kenya Rufous Sparrow (Passer rufocinctus)
1 1 8 35 Tibetan Snowfinch (Montifringilla henrici)

Family statistics

6 genera, 40 species

360 files covering
6 genera	(100%)
34 species	(85%)

250 videos covering
6 genera	(100%)
31 species	(78%)

99 photographs covering
6 genera	(100%)
25 species	(63%)

11 sound recordings covering
3 genera	(50%)
8 species	(20%)

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