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House Sparrow (domesticus)
Passer domesticus domesticus (Linnaeus, C 1758)
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Passeriformes
Family:
Passeridae
Genus:
Passer
Scientific:
Passer domesticus domesticus
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Passeridae
Genus:
Passer
Scientific:
Passer domesticus domesticus
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.183
Protonym:
Fringilla domestica
Type locality:
Sweden.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/202/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
8321188ADA3C1835
Avibase ID:
avibase-8321188A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8321188A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 179629
English:
House Sparrow (domesticus)
French:
Moineau domestique (domesticus)
House Sparrow (domesticus)
French:
Moineau domestique (domesticus)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Passer domesticus domesticus |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): Passer domesticus domesticus |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): Passer domesticus domesticus |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): Passer domesticus domesticus |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): Passer domesticus domesticus |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): Passer domesticus domesticus |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): Passer domesticus domesticus |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): Passer domesticus domesticus |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): Passer domesticus domesticus |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): Passer domesticus domesticus |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): Passer domesticus domesticus |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): Passer domesticus domesticus |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): Passer domesticus domesticus |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): Passer domesticus domesticus |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Passer domesticus domesticus |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): Passer domesticus domesticus |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): Passer domesticus domesticus |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): House Sparrow (domesticus) ( Passer domesticus domesticus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): House Sparrow (domesticus) ( Passer domesticus domesticus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): House Sparrow (domesticus) ( Passer domesticus domesticus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): House Sparrow (domesticus) ( Passer domesticus domesticus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): House Sparrow (nominate) ( Passer domesticus domesticus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): House Sparrow (nominate) ( Passer domesticus domesticus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): House Sparrow (nominate) ( Passer domesticus domesticus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): House Sparrow (nominate) ( Passer domesticus domesticus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): House Sparrow (nominate) ( Passer domesticus domesticus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): House Sparrow (nominate) ( Passer domesticus domesticus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): House Sparrow (nominate) ( Passer domesticus domesticus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): House Sparrow (nominate) ( Passer domesticus domesticus) |
| Avilist 2025: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Passer domesticus domesticus |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Passer domesticus domesticus |
| Clements, version 2021: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Passer domesticus domesticus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: nominal subspecies
This taxon is a subspecies of
Passer domesticus [domesticus]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Danish: Gråspurv
German: Eurasiatischer Sperling
English: Eurasian sparrow, House Sparrow, House Sparrow (domesticus), House Sparrow (nominate), Northern House Sparrow
Estonian: Koduvarblane
French: Moineau domestique, Moineau domestique (domesticus), Moineau domestique (nominal), Moineau domestique (nominale), Moineau domestique (race nominale)
Italian: Passero eurasiatico
Scientific: Fringilla domestica, Passer domesticus, Passer domesticus domesticus
Polish: wróbel, wróbel zwyczajny
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