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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Somali Sparrow* |
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Passer castanopterus |
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Description (10)
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Somali Sparrow
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Family
Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)
Size
11 cm
First Described (Guide)
Blyth, 1855
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland. Also, subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland, arable land.
Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files
Somali Sparrow (Passer castanopterus) [XC723054]
by Jacob Saucier from Lomeyan (near Makutano), Turkwel, Turkana County, Kenya (call)
Somali Sparrow (Passer castanopterus) [XC434400]
by id from Djibouti Region; Camp Lemonnier, 5.5 km SE Djibouti, Djibouti (call)
Subspecies
Has been considered to form a superspecies with Russet Sparrow (Passer cinnamomeus), and sometimes treated as conspecific.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
- castanopterus Blyth, 1855 - Djibouti, Somalia and eastern Ethiopia (eastern from c. 41° east).
- fulgens Friedmann, 1931 - Extreme southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya (south to Kapedo and Marsabit).
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Somali Sparrow see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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