Cape Sparrow
Passer melanurus(Müller, PLS, 1776)
English (US) Cape Sparrow
The Cape Sparrow (Passer melanurus) 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 melanurus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cape Sparrow
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Passer melanurus damarensis
- Passer melanurus melanurus
- Passer melanurus vicinus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Loxia melanura
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
- Type locality
- Cape of Good Hope ; restricted to Cape Town by Macdonald (1957, Contr. Orn. W. South Africa, p. 157).
- Original description
- Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs p.153
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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