Swahili Sparrow
Passer suahelicusReichenow, A, 1904
English (US) Swahili Sparrow
The Swahili Sparrow (Passer suahelicus) 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: southern Kenya to western Tanzania, Malawi, and northwestern MozambiqueRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Passer suahelicus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Swahili Sparrow
- Described by
- Reichenow, A, 1904
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Passer griseus suahelicus
- Described by
- Reichenow, A, 1904
- Type locality
- Bussissi [Mwanza district, Tanganyika Territory].
- Original description
- Die Vögel Afrikas 3 pt1 p.231
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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