Swaheli Sparrow

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iSwahili Sparrow
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passeridae
Genus: Passer
Species: P. suahelicus
Binomial name
Passer suahelicus
Reichenow, 1904

The Swaheli Sparrow (Passer suahelicus) was until recently treated as a race of Grey-headed Sparrow (Passer griseus). It lives in the savanna of southern Kenya and Tanzania. It hybridizes with the Grey-headed Sparrow in southern Tanzania and possibly elsewhere.

[edit] References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Passer suahelicus. 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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