Archive for the ‘Old world sparrows’ Category

• Dead Sea sparrow

  Apr 15 | Old world sparrows, Old-world-sparrows+, Sparrows | Little Stint | 1256 Views | with Comments Off on Dead Sea sparrow

  Dead Sea sparrow – Passer moabiticus – is a small resident/migratory Asia passerine of Type – granivore, Family Passeridae and Order Passeriformes. It is found around the Fertile Crescent countries, mainly...

• Arabian golden sparrow

  Apr 15 | Old world sparrows, Old-world-sparrows+, Sparrows | Little Stint | 1222 Views | with Comments Off on Arabian golden sparrow

  Arabian golden sparrow – Passer euchlorus – is a small resident Afro/Arabian passerine of Type – granivore, Family Passeridae and Order Passeriformes. It has a localised distribution within the AWB Region and is...

• Sahel bush sparrow

  Apr 15 | Old world sparrows, Old-world-sparrows+, Sparrows | Little Stint | 1246 Views | with Comments Off on Sahel bush sparrow

  Sahel bush sparrow – Gymnoris dentata – is a small resident Afro/Arabian passerine of Type – granivore, Family Passeridae and Order Passeriformes. It is resident right across the Sahel Belt and into W Yemen. In...

• Desert sparrow

  Jan 20 | Old world sparrows, Old-world-sparrows+, Sparrows | Little Stint | 1383 Views | with Comments Off on Desert sparrow

  Desert sparrow – Passer simplex – is small resident African passerine of Type – granivore, Family Passeridae and Order Passeriformes. It is found in dispersed resident small areas, across even the driest parts...

• Sudan golden sparrow

  Jan 20 | Old world sparrows, Old-world-sparrows+, Sparrows | Little Stint | 1365 Views | with Comments Off on Sudan golden sparrow

  Sudan golden sparrow – Passer luteus – is a small resident African passerine of Type – granivore, Family Passeridae and Order Passeriformes. It is native and resident to the the Sahel Belt across N Africa. In...

• Rock sparrow

  Jan 20 | Old world sparrows, Old-world-sparrows+, Sparrows | Little Stint | 1538 Views | with Comments Off on Rock sparrow

  Rock sparrow – Petronia petronia – or Rock petronia is a small resident Eurasian passerine of Type – granivore, Family Passeridae and Order Passeriformes. It is resident in mountainous areas from NW Africa,...

• House sparrow

  Dec 9 | Old world sparrows, Old-world-sparrows+, Sparrows | Little Stint | 1449 Views | with Comments Off on House sparrow

  House sparrow – Passer domesticus – is a resident world wide sparrow of Type – granivore, Family Passeridae and Order Passeriformes. Originally a Eurasian species it now has a world wide distribution. In the AWB...

• Spanish sparrow

  Dec 9 | Old world sparrows, Old-world-sparrows+, Sparrows | Little Stint | 1695 Views | with Comments Off on Spanish sparrow

  Spanish sparrow – Passer hispaniolensis – is a migratory/resident Eurasian sparrow of Type – granivore, Family Passeridae and Order Passeriformes. It is found across N Africa, and Eurasia to E Kazakhstan. In the...

• Dead sea sparrow

  Dec 9 | Old world sparrows, Old-world-sparrows+, Sparrows | Little Stint | 1461 Views | with Comments Off on Dead sea sparrow

  Dead sea sparrow – Passer moabiticus – it is a small migratory/resident Middle Eastern sparrow of Type – granivore, Family Passeridae and Order Passeriformes. Its limited range around the Middle East is a...

• Eurasian tree sparrow

  Dec 9 | Old world sparrows, Old-world-sparrows+, Sparrows | Little Stint | 1414 Views | with Comments Off on Eurasian tree sparrow

  Eurasian tree sparrow – Passer montanus – is a resident Eurasian sparrow of Type – granivore, Family Passeridae and Order Passeriformes. It has a very extensive range over Eurasia, but becomes migratory in the...