Arabian golden sparrow
| Arabian golden sparrow | |
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| An illustration of an Arabian golden sparrow (above) and a yellow-throated petronia (below) by Henrik Grönvold | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Suborder: | Passeri |
| Infraorder: | Passerida |
| Superfamily: | Passeroidea |
| Family: | Passeridae |
| Genus: | Passer |
| Species: | P. euchlorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Passer euchlorus (Bonaparte, 1851) | |
The Arabian golden sparrow (Passer euchlorus) is a sparrow found in south west Arabia and also the coast of Somalia and Djibouti where it occurs in thorn savannah and scrub habitats. It is sometimes considered as a subspecies of the Sudan golden sparrow (Passer luteus).
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Passer euchlorus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
Media related to Passer euchlorus at Wikimedia Commons- Arabian golden sparrow at the Internet Bird Collection