Somali sparrow
Species of bird
Somali sparrow | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Passeridae |
Genus: | Passer |
Species: | P. castanopterus |
Binomial name | |
Passer castanopterus Blyth, 1855 |
The Somali sparrow (Passer castanopterus) is a species of bird in the family Passeridae found in Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya.
It is considered a superspecies with the russet sparrow (Passer rutilans) and sometimes is even treated as the same species. However, the similarities in plumage and morphology between the two seem to represent convergent evolution rather than a single lineage.[2]
Two subspecies are recognized:
- P. c. castanopterus Blyth, 1855 – Djibouti, Somaliland, and eastern Ethiopia
- P. c. fulgens Friedmann, 1931 – southern Ethiopia, and northern Kenya (south to Kapedo and Marsabit).
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References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Passer castanopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718187A94571562. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718187A94571562.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Summers-Smith, D. (2013) [2009]. "Russet Sparrow (Passer rutilans)". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
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Old World sparrows (family: Passeridae)
- Saxaul sparrow
- House sparrow
- Spanish sparrow
- Italian sparrow
- Sind sparrow
- Somali sparrow
- Russet sparrow or cinnamon sparrow
- Plain-backed sparrow or Pegu sparrow
- Dead Sea sparrow
- Great sparrow
- Socotra sparrow
- Abd al-Kuri sparrow
- Kenya sparrow
- Kordofan sparrow
- Shelley's sparrow
- Iago sparrow
- Cape sparrow
- Northern grey-headed sparrow
- Swainson's sparrow
- Parrot-billed sparrow
- Swahili sparrow
- Southern grey-headed sparrow
- Desert sparrow
- Zarudny's sparrow
- Eurasian tree sparrow
- Sudan golden sparrow
- Arabian golden sparrow
- Chestnut sparrow
- Passer predomesticus
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