Welcome Guest

Swahili Sparrow

Passer suahelicus Reichenow, A 1904

The Swahili sparrow is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae. It lives in the savanna of southern Kenya and Tanzania. Until recently, it was usually treated as a subspecies of the northern grey-headed sparrow, with which it hybridizes in southern Tanzania and possibly elsewhere. It has a more rounded head profile however, a smaller eye and the grey head plumage extends unto the mantle. Source: Wikipedia




(0 votes)
Photo powered by flickr.com.


Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Passeridae
Genus:
   Passer
Scientific:
  Passer suahelicus


Original description

Citation:
  Reichenow, A 1904

Reference:
   Vögel Afrikas 3 pt1 p.231

Protonym:
  Passer griseus suahelicus

Type locality:
  Bussissi [Mwanza district, Tanganyika Territory].

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14090036


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  2B55E679A259E956

Avibase ID:
  avibase-2B55E679

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/2B55E679


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916520

Geographic range:

  • Passer suahelicus: southern Kenya to western Tanzania, Malawi, and northwestern Mozambique
English:
Swahili Sparrow
Catalan:
pardal suahili
Czech:
vrabec svahilský
Danish:
Swahilispurv
German:
Suahelisperling
Spanish:
Gorrión Swahili
Spanish (Spain):
Gorrión Swahili
Finnish:
akaasiavarpunen
French:
Moineau swahili
Croatian:
smeđokrili vrabac
Italian:
Passera swahili
Japanese (romaji):
suwahirihaigashirasuzume
Japanese:
スワヒリハイガシラスズメ
Lithuanian:
Svahilinis žvirblis
Dutch:
Swahilimus
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Swahilisporv
Norwegian:
Swahilispurv
Polish:
wróbel suahilijski
Portuguese:
Pardal-suahili
Portuguese (Portugal):
pardal-suaíli
Russian:
Суахильский воробей
Slovak:
vrabec sivý
Serbian:
Svahili vrabac
Swedish:
swahilisparv
Ukrainian:
Горобець суахільський
Chinese:
东非麻雀
Chinese (Traditional):
坦尚尼亞麻雀


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Moineau swahili ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Swaheli Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Swaheli Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Swaheli Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Swaheli Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Swaheli Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Swaheli Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Swaheli Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Passer griseus suahelicus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Passer griseus suahelicus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Passer griseus suahelicus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Passer griseus suahelicus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Passer griseus suahelicus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Passer griseus suahelicus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Passer griseus suahelicus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Passer griseus suahelicus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Passer griseus suahelicus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Passer griseus suahelicus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Passer griseus suahelicus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Passer griseus suahelicus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Passer griseus suahelicus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Swahili Sparrow ( Passer suahelicus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Passer suahelicus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Passer suahelicus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Passer [griseus, swainsonii, gongonensis or suahelicus] (sensu lato) by some authors

Your sightings

You must be logged in to view your sighting details. To register to myAvibase click here.

Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

Highlight taxa in a checklist (shown in red)

Other related concepts

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Azerbaijani: suahili sərçəsi
Catalan: pardal suahili
Czech: Vrabec sahelský, vrabec svahilský
Danish: Swahilispurv
German: Suahelisperling
English: Mwanza Gray-headed Sparrow, Mwanza Grey-headed Sparrow, Swaheli Sparrow, Swahili Sparrow
English, HBW: Swahili Sparrow
English (IOC): Swahili Sparrow
English (Kenya): Swahili Sparrow
English (United States): Swahili Sparrow
Esperanto: Svahila pasero
Spanish: Gorrión Suahili, Gorrión Swahili
Spanish (Spain): Gorrión Swahili
Spanish (HBW): Swahili Sparrow
Estonian: akaatsiavarblane
Finnish: Akaasiavarpunen
French: Moineau de Suahélie, Moineau swahili
Croatian: smeđokrili vrabac
Italian: Passera swahili, Passero swahili
Japanese (romaji): suwahirihaigashirasuzume, suwahirisuzume
Japanese: スワヒリスズメ, スワヒリハイガシラスズメ
Scientific: Passer griseus suahelicus, Passer suahelicus
Lithuanian: Svahilinis žvirblis
Dutch: Swahilimus, Swahili-mus
Norwegian Nynorsk: Swahilisporv
Norwegian: Swahilispurv
Polish: wróbel suahilijski
Portuguese: Pardal-suahili
Portuguese (Portugal): pardal-suaíli
Russian: Суахильский воробей
Slovak: vrabec sivý
Serbian: Svahili vrabac
Swedish: Swahilisparv
Swahili: Jurawa Swahili
Turkish: Svahili serçesi
Ukrainian: Горобець суахільський
Chinese: 东非麻雀
Chinese (Traditional): 坦尚尼亞麻雀

Avibase has been visited 412,273,807 times since 24 June 2003. © Denis Lepage | Privacy policy