Desert Sparrow

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iDesert Sparrow
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passeridae
Genus: Passer
Species: P. simplex
Binomial name
Passer simplex
(Lichtenstein, 1823)

The Desert Sparrow (Passer simplex) is found in desert and sandy areas of north/central Africa (Passer simplex saharae), and also in areas of Iran and Russia as the Asian Desert Sparrow (Passer simplex zarudnyi).

This sparrow is becoming more scarce.

[edit] References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Passer simplex. 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

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