Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer diffusus(Smith, A, 1836)
English (US) Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
UK name: Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
The Southern Grey-headed Sparrow (Passer diffusus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Passeridae (Snowfinches and Old World Sparrows) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Passer diffusus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
- English (UK)
- Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1836)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Passer diffusus luangwae
- Passer diffusus mosambicus
- Passer diffusus diffusus
- Passer diffusus stygiceps
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pyrgita diffusa
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1836)
- Type locality
- between the Orange River and the tropic ; restricted to near Kuruman by Maedonald and Hall (1957, Ann. Transvaal Mus., 23, p. 35).
- Original description
- Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa from the Cape of Good Hope (etc.) p.50
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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