Parrot-billed Sparrow

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iParrot-billed Sparrow
Conservation status
Scientific classification
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 east central Africa.

It is often considered a type of Grey-headed Sparrow.

[edit] References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Passer gongonensis. 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