Parrot-billed sparrow

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Parrot-billed sparrow
File:Passer gongonensis Amboseli 1.jpg
In Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passeridae
Genus: Passer
Species:
P. gongonensis
Binomial name
Passer gongonensis
(Oustalet, 1890)

The parrot-billed sparrow (Passer gongonensis) is found in the arid lowlands of eastern Africa. At 18 centimetres (7.1 in) and 42 grams (1.5 oz), it is the largest of the sparrows of the family Passeridae. It is often considered a subspecies of the grey-headed sparrow.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Passer gongonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718243A94573412. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718243A94573412.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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