Old World Sparrows
Passeridae
Sparrows are a family of small passerine birds, Passeridae. They are also known as true sparrows, or Old World sparrows, names also used for a particular genus of the family, Passer. They are distinct from both the American sparrows, in the family Passerellidae, and from a few other birds sharing their name, such as the Java sparrow of the family Estrildidae. Many species nest on buildings and the house and Eurasian tree sparrows, in particular, inhabit...
8 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 43 known species
True Sparrows
genusPasser
Rock Sparrows
genusPetronia
Bush Sparrows
genusGymnoris
Montifringilla Snowfinches
genusMontifringilla
Pyrgilauda Snowfinches
genusPyrgilauda
Onychostruthus
genusOnychostruthus
Pale Rockfinches
genusCarpospiza
Hypocryptadius
genusHypocryptadius
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 13685.