Socotra Sparrow
Passer insularisSclater, PL; Hartlaub, KJG, 1881
English (US) Socotra Sparrow
The Socotra Sparrow (Passer insularis) 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.
Range: Socotra Islands (Socotra, Samha, and Darsa)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Passer insularis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Socotra Sparrow
- Described by
- Sclater, PL; Hartlaub, KJG, 1881
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Sclater, PL; Hartlaub, KJG, 1881
- Type locality
- Socotra.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1881, pt.1 p.169
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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