Somali Sparrow

Passer castanopterus - Moineau de Somalie

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Passéridés
Genus
:
Passer
Species
:
castanopterus

Descriptor

Blyth, 1855

Biometrics

Size
: 14 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
:

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Somali Sparrow (Passer castanopterus) is a species of bird in the Passeridae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Passer castanopterus castanopterus (Somalia)
Passer castanopterus fulgens (s Ethiopia and n Kenya)

Foreign names

Moineau de Somalie,
Gorrión somalí,
pardal-somali,
Somalisperling,
szomáli veréb,
Somalische Mus,
Passera di Somalia,
somaliagråsparv,
Somalispurv,
vrabec hnedohlavý,
vrabec rezavokřídlý,
Somalispurv,
somalianvarpunen,
pardal de Somàlia,
wróbel rudogłowy,
Сомалийский воробей,
クリバネスズメ,
索马里麻雀,
索馬利麻雀,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Birds of East Africa, C.A.W. Guggisberg
Handbook of the Birds of the World Vol 16, Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, David Christie
Avibase, Lepage Denis
BirdLife International, BirdLife International
HBW Alive,
Wikipedia (English version),
IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest