Passer [griseus, swainsonii, gongonensis or suahelicus] (Grey-headed, Swainson's, Parrot-billed or Swahili Sparrow)

Grey-headed, Swainson's, Parrot-billed or Swahili Sparrow

Passer [griseus, swainsonii, gongonensis or suahelicus] (= Passer griseus) (Vieillot, LJP 1817)

The northern grey-headed sparrow, also known as the grey-headed sparrow, is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae, which is resident in much of tropical Africa. It occurs in a wide range of open habitats, including open woodlands and human habitation, often occupying the same niche as the house sparrow does in Eurasia. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Passeridae
Genus:
   Passer
Scientific:
  Passer griseus

Original description

Citation:
(Vieillot, LJP 1817)

Reference:
Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 12 p.198

Protonym:
Fringilla grisea

Type locality:
United States [error = Senegal (Lafresnaye, 1839, Rev. Zool., p. 95)].

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18057950

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
2F9F81C9F4AB13F3

Avibase ID:
avibase-2F9F81C9

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2F9F81C9

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561879

Geographic range:

Passer griseus griseus: southern Mauritania and Senegal to Cameroon, western Central African Republic, and southern Chad, southward to northern Gabon
Passer griseus ugandae: eastern Sudan, Eritrea and northwestern Ethiopia southward to southern Gabon, Angola, northern Namibia, northern Zimbabwe, Malawi, and central Tanzania
Passer griseus laeneni: Mali to far northern Cameroon and west-central Sudan
Passer swainsonii: far northeastern Sudan to Ethiopia, northern Somalia, and north-central Kenya
Passer gongonensis: far southeastern South Sudan, southern Ethiopia, eastern Uganda, Kenya, southern Somalia, and northeastern Tanzania
Passer suahelicus: southern Kenya to western Tanzania, Malawi, and northwestern Mozambique
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Grey-headed, Swainson's, Parrot-billed or Swahili Sparrow
French:
Moineau gris, M. de Swainson, M. perroquet ou M. swahili

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Grey-headed, Swainson's, Parrot-billed or Swahili Sparrow ( Passer [griseus, swainsonii, gongonensis or suahelicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Grey-headed, Swainson's, Parrot-billed or Swahili Sparrow ( Passer [griseus, swainsonii, gongonensis or suahelicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Grey-headed, Swainson's, Parrot-billed or Swahili Sparrow ( Passer [griseus, swainsonii, gongonensis or suahelicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Grey-headed, Swainson's, Parrot-billed or Swahili Sparrow ( Passer [griseus, swainsonii, gongonensis or suahelicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Grey-headed, Swainson's, Parrot-billed or Swahili Sparrow ( Passer [griseus, swainsonii, gongonensis or suahelicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Grey-headed, Swainson's, Parrot-billed or Swahili Sparrow ( Passer [griseus, swainsonii, gongonensis or suahelicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Grey-headed, Swainson's, Parrot-billed or Swahili Sparrow ( Passer [griseus, swainsonii, gongonensis or suahelicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Grey-headed, Swainson's, Parrot-billed or Swahili Sparrow ( Passer [griseus, swainsonii, gongonensis or suahelicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Grey-headed, Swainson's, Parrot-billed or Swahili Sparrow ( Passer [griseus, swainsonii, gongonensis or suahelicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Grey-headed, Swainson's, Parrot-billed or Swahili Sparrow ( Passer [griseus, swainsonii, gongonensis or suahelicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Grey-headed, Swainson's, Parrot-billed or Swahili Sparrow ( Passer [griseus, swainsonii, gongonensis or suahelicus])
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Moineau gris ( Passer griseus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Northern Grey-headed Sparrow ( Passer griseus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Northern Grey-headed Sparrow ( Passer griseus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Northern Grey-headed Sparrow ( Passer griseus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Northern Grey-headed Sparrow ( Passer griseus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Northern Grey-headed Sparrow ( Passer griseus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Northern Grey-headed Sparrow ( Passer griseus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Northern Grey-headed Sparrow ( Passer griseus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Northern Grey-headed Sparrow ( Passer griseus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Northern Grey-headed Sparrow ( Passer griseus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Northern Grey-headed Sparrow ( Passer griseus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Northern Grey-headed Sparrow ( Passer griseus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Passer [griseus, swainsonii, gongonensis, suahelicus or diffusus]

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