House Sparrow
Passer domesticus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) House Sparrow
The House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 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 domesticus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- House Sparrow
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 12 subspecies for this species.
- Passer domesticus domesticus
- Passer domesticus balearoibericus
- Passer domesticus biblicus
- Passer domesticus hyrcanus
- Passer domesticus persicus
- Passer domesticus indicus
- Passer domesticus bactrianus
- Passer domesticus parkini
- Passer domesticus hufufae
- Passer domesticus tingitanus
- Passer domesticus niloticus
- Passer domesticus rufidorsalis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla domestica
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Sweden.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.183
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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