Chestnut Sparrow

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iChestnut Sparrow
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passeridae
Genus: Passer
Species: P. eminibey
Binomial name
Passer eminibey
(Hartlaub, 1880)

The Chestnut Sparrow (Passer eminibey) is a sparrow that likes dry savanna and is found in central Africa.

The binomial commemorates the explorer Emin Pasha.

[edit] References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Passer eminibey. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern