Passer domesticus [indicus] (House Sparrow (Indian))

House Sparrow (Indian)

Passer domesticus [indicus] (= Passer domesticus indicus) Jardine, W; Selby, PJ 1831

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Passeridae
Genus:
   Passer
Scientific:
  Passer domesticus indicus

Original description

Citation:
Jardine, W; Selby, PJ 1831

Reference:
Ill. Orn. 2, Addenda, sign. D 2 pl.118

Protonym:
Passer indicus

Type locality:
India, restricted to Bangalore by Kinnear, 1925, Ibis, p. 751.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/333356#page/199/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
57816EB6233DE93B

Avibase ID:
avibase-57816EB6

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/57816EB6

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 922529

English:
House Sparrow [indicus]
Afrikaans:
Huismossie [indicus Groep]
Azerbaijani:
Dam sərçəsi [indicus qrupu]
Bulgarian:
Домашно врабче [Група indicus]
Catalan:
pardal comú [grup indicus]
Czech:
vrabec domácí [skupina indicus]
Danish:
Gråspurv (Indisk)
German:
Haussperling [indicus-Gruppe]
Greek:
Σπιτοσπουργίτης (Ινδίας)
Spanish:
Gorrión Común (grupo indicus)
Spanish (Spain):
Gorrión común (grupo indicus)
Basque:
Etxe-txolarrea [indicus Taldekoa]
Persian:
گنجشک خانگی [indicus group]
Finnish:
varpunen (indicus- ryhmä)
French:
Moineau domestique [indicus]
Hebrew:
דרור בית (הודי)
Croatian:
vrabac [indicus grupa]
Hungarian:
Házi veréb (Indiai)
Indonesian:
Burung-gereja rumah (India)
Icelandic:
Gráspör [indicus hópur]
Nepali:
घर भँगेरा (Indian)
Dutch:
(Zuidelijke) huismus
Norwegian:
gråspurv (indicus gr.)
Polish:
wróbel [gr. indicus]
Portuguese (Portugal):
Pardal-do-telhado [grupo indicus]
Romanian:
Vrabie de casă (grupul indicus)
Russian:
Домовый воробей (группа indicus)
Slovak:
vrabec domový (indický)
Slovenian:
Domači vrabec [indijski]
Serbian:
Indijski vrabac pokućar
Swedish:
gråsparv [gruppen indicus]
Thai:
นกกระจอกใหญ่ (แก้มขาว)
Turkish:
Serçe [indicus grubu]
Ukrainian:
Горобець хатній [група indicus]
Chinese:
家麻雀 (白脸)
Chinese (Traditional):
家麻雀(indicus群)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): House Sparrow [indicus] ( Passer domesticus [indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): House Sparrow [indicus] ( Passer domesticus [indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): House Sparrow [indicus] ( Passer domesticus [indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): House Sparrow [indicus] ( Passer domesticus [indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): House Sparrow [indicus] ( Passer domesticus [indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): House Sparrow [indicus] ( Passer domesticus [indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): House Sparrow [indicus] ( Passer domesticus [indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): House Sparrow [indicus] ( Passer domesticus [indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): House Sparrow [indicus] ( Passer domesticus [indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): House Sparrow [indicus] ( Passer domesticus [indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): House Sparrow [indicus] ( Passer domesticus [indicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): House Sparrow [indicus] ( Passer domesticus [indicus])
eBird version 2022: House Sparrow (Indian) ( Passer domesticus [indicus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: House Sparrow (Indian) ( Passer domesticus [indicus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: House Sparrow (Indian) ( Passer domesticus [indicus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: House Sparrow (Indian) ( Passer domesticus [indicus Group]) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Passer domesticus

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Huismossie [indicus Groep]
Azerbaijani: Dam sərçəsi [indicus qrupu]
Bulgarian: Домашно врабче [Група indicus]
Catalan: pardal comú [grup indicus]
Czech: vrabec domácí [skupina indicus]
Danish: Gråspurv (Indisk), Indisk Spurv
German: Haussperling [indicus-Gruppe], Haussperling-indicus
Greek: Σπιτοσπουργίτης (Ινδίας)
English: House Sparrow (Indian), House Sparrow (indicus), House Sparrow [indicus]
[ENAV]: House Sparrow (Indian)
English, HBW: House Sparrow (Indian)
[ENHK]: House Sparrow [indicus Group]
English (IOC): House Sparrow (Indian)
English (United States): House Sparrow (Indian)
Spanish: Gorrión Común (grupo indicus)
Spanish (Argentine): Gorrión (indicus)
Spanish (Chile): Gorrión (grupo indicus)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Gorrión Común [gupo indicus]
Spanish (Cuba): Gorrión Doméstico (India)
Spanish (Ecuador): Gorrión Europeo [grupo indicus]
Spanish (Spain): Gorrión común (grupo indicus)
Spanish (Peru): Gorrión Casero [grupo indicus]
Spanish (Uruguay): Gorrión [Grupo indicus]
Basque: Etxe-txolarrea [indicus Taldekoa]
Persian: گنجشک خانگی [indicus group]
Finnish: varpunen (indicus- ryhmä)
Faroese: Gráspurvur (indicus bólkurin)
French: Moineau domestique (indicus), Moineau domestique (nominal), Moineau domestique [indicus]
French (Guyane): Moineau domestique (groupe indicus)
Galician: Pardal común [grupo indicus]
Hebrew: דרור בית (הודי)
Croatian: vrabac [indicus grupa]
Hungarian: Házi veréb (Indiai)
Armenian: Տնային ճնճղուկ [indicus խումբ]
Indonesian: Burung-gereja rumah (India)
Icelandic: Gráspör [indicus hópur]
Kazakh: Қылањ торғай, Үй торғайы (indicus тобы)
Kirghiz: Таранчы (индиялык)
Scientific: Passer domesticus [indicus Group], Passer domesticus [indicus], Passer domesticus indicus, Passer indicus
Nepali: घर भँगेरा (Indian)
Dutch: (Zuidelijke) huismus
Norwegian: gråspurv (indicus gr.)
Polish: wróbel [gr. indicus], wróbel indyjski
Portuguese (Açores): Pardal [grupo indicus]
Portuguese (Portugal): Pardal-do-telhado [grupo indicus]
Romanian: Vrabie de casă (grupul indicus)
Russian: Домовый воробей (группа indicus), Индийский воробей
Slovak: vrabec domový (indický), vrabec indický
Slovenian: Domači vrabec [indijski]
Serbian: Indijski vrabac pokućar
Swedish: gråsparv [gruppen indicus]
Thai: นกกระจอกใหญ่ (แก้มขาว)
Turkish: Serçe [indicus grubu]
Ukrainian: Горобець хатній [група indicus]
Chinese: 家麻雀 (白脸)
[ZHHK]: 家麻雀 [indicus Group]
Chinese (Traditional): 家麻雀(indicus群)
Zulu: ujolwane wekhaya [Iqembu indicus]