Plain-backed Sparrow (Passer flaveolus)

Other Names (World)
Plain-backed Sparrow, Pegu Sparrow, Pegu House Sparrow, Olive-crowned Sparrow

Family
Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)

Size
13.50 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Blyth, 1844

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, shrubland, urban areas, rural gardens, plantations.

Range (Guide)

Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

Myanmar (except northern and south-west), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, central and southern Vietnam and northern Peninsular Malaysia.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (61)...)

Plain-backed Sparrow (Passer flaveolus) [XC682528]
by Thet Zaw Naing from That Luang (south), Vientiane Prefecture, Laos (call)

Plain-backed Sparrow (Passer flaveolus) [XC890220]
by Ross Gallardy from eBird hotspot: Rama IX Park (Suan Luang Rama IX), Thailand (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Plain-backed Sparrow (Passer flaveolus) - 10 files

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