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Southern Rufous-Sparrow
Passer motitensis Smith, A 1836
The great sparrow, also known as the southern rufous sparrow, is found in southern Africa in dry, wooded savannah and towns. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Passeridae
Genus:
Passer
Scientific:
Passer motitensis
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Passeridae
Genus:
Passer
Scientific:
Passer motitensis
Original description
Citation:
Smith, A 1836
Reference:
Rep. Exped. C. Afr.
pt. 27 p.50
Protonym:
Passer motitensis
Type locality:
60 miles south of Orange River ; restricted to near Hopetown, northern Cape Province by Macdonald (1957, Contr. Orn. W. South Africa, p. 157).
Link:
https://archive.org/details/reportexpeditio00afrigoog/page/n55
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
3E2EFDA6855648D2
Avibase ID:
avibase-3E2EFDA6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3E2EFDA6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561886
Geographic range:
- Passer motitensis motitensis: Botswana and north-central South Africa (northern Northern Cape and North West)
- Passer motitensis benguellensis: southern Angola to Namibia
- Passer motitensis subsolanus: southern Zimbabwe, northwestern Eswatini, and northeastern South Africa (southward to northern Free State)
Source: Clements checklist
Southern Rufous-Sparrow
Catalan:
pardal gros
Czech:
vrabec světlelící
Danish:
Rustspurv
German:
Rostsperling
Spanish:
Gorrión Grande
Spanish (Spain):
Gorrión grande
Finnish:
afrikanvarpunen
French:
Grand Moineau
Croatian:
veliki vrabac
Hungarian:
Nagy veréb
Italian:
Passera rossiccia maggiore
Japanese (romaji):
oosuzume
Japanese:
オオスズメ
Lithuanian:
Didysis žvirblis
Dutch:
Roestmus
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Akasiesporv
Norwegian:
Akasiespurv
Polish:
wróbel rdzawy
Portuguese:
pardal-grande
Portuguese (Portugal):
pardal-grande
Russian:
Большой воробей
Slovak:
vrabec hrdzavý
Serbian:
Crvenosmeđi vrabac
Swedish:
akaciasparv
Ukrainian:
Горобець великий
Chinese:
棕麻雀
Chinese (Traditional):
紅麻雀
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Southern Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Southern Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Southern Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Southern Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Southern Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Southern Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Southern Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Southern Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Southern Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Southern Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Southern Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Southern Rufous-sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Southern Rufous-sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Southern Rufous-sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Southern Rufous-sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Southern Rufous-sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Southern Rufous-sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Southern Rufous-sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Southern Rufous-sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Grand Moineau ( Passer motitensis) |
| Clements, version 2021: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Great Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Southern Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Southern Rufous Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Great Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Southern Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Southern Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Southern Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer motitensis) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Passer motitensis |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Passer motitensis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Passer [motitensis, rufocinctus, cordofanicus or shelleyi]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Grootmossie
Azerbaijani: böyük sərçə
Belarusian: Вялiкi верабей
Bulgarian: Голямо врабче
Catalan: Pardal gran, pardal gros
Czech: vrabec světlelící
Welsh: Golfan mawr
Danish: Rustspurv
German: Rostsperling
Greek: Σκoυρoσπoυργίτης
English: Great Rufous Sparrow, Great Sparrow, Rufous Sparrow, Southern Rufous Sparrow, Southern Rufous-Sparrow
English, HBW: Great Sparrow
English (IOC): Great Sparrow
English (United States): Great Rufous Sparrow
English (South Africa): Great Sparrow
Esperanto: Punkteca pasero, Rustpasero
Spanish: Gorrión Grande
Spanish (Spain): Gorrión grande
Spanish (HBW): Great Rufous Sparrow
Estonian: lõuna-savannivarblane, Savannivarblane, savannivarblane (lõuna-savannivarblane)
Finnish: afrikanvarpunen
French: Grand Moineau
Frisian: Rustmosk
Irish: Gealbhan donnrua
Galician: Pardal grande
Croatian: Riđoleđi vrabac, veliki vrabac
Hungarian: Nagy veréb
Italian: Passera maggiore, Passera rossiccia maggiore
Japanese (romaji): oosuzume
Japanese: オオスズメ
Mongolian, Halh: өмнөдийн улбар шар богширго, улбар шар богширго, улбар шар боршувуу
Kwangali: Enzunge
Scientific: Passer motitensis, Passer motitensis motitensis, Pyrgita Motitensis
Lithuanian: Didysis žvirblis
Latvian: Lielais zvirbulis
Mongolian: өмнөдийн улбар шар богширго, улбар шар богширго, улбар шар боршувуу
Dutch: Roestmus
Norwegian Nynorsk: Akasiesporv
Norwegian: Akasiespurv
Sotho, Northern: Lemphorokgohlo la Kapa
Polish: wróbel rdzawy
Portuguese: pardal-grande
Portuguese (Portugal): pardal-grande
Rhaeto-Romance: Pasler grond
Romanian: Vrabie roşie
Russian: Большой воробей
Northern Sami: Akásiacihci
Slovak: vrabec hrdzavý
Slovenian: Veliki vrabec
Serbian: Crvenosmeđi vrabac, Veliki vrabac
Swedish: Akaciasparv
Swahili: Shomoro Mkubwa
Tswana: Tswere
Turkish: Büyük serçe
Ukrainian: Горобець великий
Chinese: 棕麻雀
Chinese (Traditional): 紅麻雀
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