Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
English (US) Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
UK name: Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
The Northern Grey-headed Sparrow (Passer griseus) 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 griseus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
- English (UK)
- Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Passer griseus griseus
- Passer griseus laeneni
- Passer griseus ugandae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla grisea
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
- Type locality
- United States [error = Senegal (Lafresnaye, 1839, Rev. Zool., p. 95)].
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 12 p.198
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Swainson's Sparrow
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Chestnut Sparrow
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