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Passer

Synonyms: Auripasser; Sorella

Wikipedia Abstract

Passer is a genus of sparrows, also known as the true sparrows. The genus includes the house sparrow and the Eurasian tree sparrow, some of the most common birds in the world. They are small birds with thick bills for eating seeds, and are mostly coloured grey or brown. Native to the Old World, some species have been introduced throughout the world.
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Species

Passer ammodendri (Saxaul Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer castanopterus (Somali Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer cinnamomeus
Passer cordofanicus (Kordofan Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer diffusus (Southern Grey-headed Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer domesticus (House Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer eminibey (Chestnut Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer euchlorus (Arabian Golden Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer flaveolus (Plain-backed Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer gongonensis (Parrot-billed Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer griseus (Northern Grey-headed Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer hemileucus (Abd al-Kuri Sparrow) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Passer hispaniolensis (Spanish Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer iagoensis (Iago Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer indicus
Passer insularis (Socotra Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer italiae (Italian Sparrow) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Passer luteus (Sudan Golden Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer melanurus (Cape Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer moabiticus (Dead Sea Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer montanus (Eurasian Tree Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer motitensis (Great Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer pensylvanica
Passer pyrrhonotus (Sind Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer rufidorsalis
Passer rufocinctus (Kenya Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer rutilans (Russet Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer shelleyi (Shelley's Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer simplex (Desert Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer suahelicus (Swahili Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer swainsonii (Swainson's Sparrow) (Attributes)
Passer zarudnyi
Sorella emini

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0