Dead Sea Sparrow
Passer moabiticusTristram, HB, 1864
English (US) Dead Sea Sparrow
The Dead Sea Sparrow (Passer moabiticus) 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 moabiticus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dead Sea Sparrow
- Described by
- Tristram, HB, 1864
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Passer moabiticus moabiticus
- Passer moabiticus yatii
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Tristram, HB, 1864
- Type locality
- Palestine
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864, pt.1 p.169
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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