Desert Sparrow
Passer simplex(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
English (US) Desert Sparrow
The Desert Sparrow (Passer simplex) 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 simplex
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Desert Sparrow
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Passer simplex saharae
- Passer simplex simplex
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla simplex
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
- Type locality
- Ambukol on the Nile, Sudan.
- Original description
- Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen p.24
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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