| Parrot-billed sparrow | |
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| In Amboseli National Park, Kenya | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passeridae |
| Genus: | Passer |
| Species: | P. gongonensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Passer gongonensis (
Oustalet, 1890)
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The parrot-billed sparrow (Passer gongonensis) is found in the arid lowlands of eastern Africa. At 18 centimetres (7.1 in) and 42 grams (1.5 oz), it is the largest of the sparrows of the family Passeridae. It is often considered a subspecies of the grey-headed sparrow.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Passer gongonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718243A94573412. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718243A94573412.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
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| Parrot-billed sparrow | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| In Amboseli National Park, Kenya | |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passeridae |
| Genus: | Passer |
| Species: | P. gongonensis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Passer gongonensis (
Oustalet, 1890)
| |
The parrot-billed sparrow (Passer gongonensis) is found in the arid lowlands of eastern Africa. At 18 centimetres (7.1 in) and 42 grams (1.5 oz), it is the largest of the sparrows of the family Passeridae. It is often considered a subspecies of the grey-headed sparrow.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Passer gongonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718243A94573412. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718243A94573412.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
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| This article about an Old World sparrow is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |