Kordofan, Kenya or Shelley's Rufous-Sparrow
Passer [cordofanicus, rufocinctus or shelleyi] (= Passer cordofanicus) Heuglin, MT 1874
The Kordofan sparrow, also known as the Kordofan rufous sparrow, is a sparrow found only in southwestern Sudan and adjacent border regions of South Sudan and Chad. It is frequently considered a subspecies of the Kenya sparrow, which in turn is considered a subspecies of the great sparrow. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Passeridae
Genus:
Passer
Scientific:
Passer cordofanicus
Original description
Citation:
Heuglin, MT 1874
Reference:
Orn. Nordost-Afr.
1 p.141
Protonym:
Passer cordofanicus
Type locality:
Kordofan (ex Passer motitensis, Heuglin, ibid., p. 634).
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/105460#page/401/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
A61F55E3515F4458
Avibase ID:
avibase-A61F55E3
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A61F55E3
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916519
Kordofan, Kenya or Shelley's Rufous-Sparrow
French:
Moineau roux, M. du Kordofan ou M. de Shelley
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Kordofan, Kenya or Shelley's Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer [cordofanicus, rufocinctus or shelleyi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Kordofan, Kenya or Shelley's Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer [cordofanicus, rufocinctus or shelleyi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Kordofan, Kenya or Shelley's Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer [cordofanicus, rufocinctus or shelleyi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Kordofan, Kenya or Shelley's Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer [cordofanicus, rufocinctus or shelleyi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Kenya, Kordofan or Shelley's Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer [rufocinctus, cordofanicus or shelleyi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Kenya, Kordofan or Shelley's Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer [rufocinctus, cordofanicus or shelleyi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Kordofan, Kenya or Shelley's Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer [cordofanicus, rufocinctus or shelleyi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Kordofan, Kenya or Shelley's Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer [cordofanicus, rufocinctus or shelleyi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Kordofan, Kenya or Shelley's Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer [cordofanicus, rufocinctus or shelleyi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Kordofan, Kenya or Shelley's Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer [cordofanicus, rufocinctus or shelleyi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Kordofan, Kenya or Shelley's Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer [cordofanicus, rufocinctus or shelleyi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Kordofan, Kenya or Shelley's Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer [cordofanicus, rufocinctus or shelleyi]) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Moineau roux ( Passer rufocinctus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Kordofan Sparrow ( Passer cordofanicus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Kordofan Sparrow ( Passer cordofanicus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Kenya Sparrow ( Passer rufocinctus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Kenya Sparrow ( Passer rufocinctus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Kenya Sparrow ( Passer rufocinctus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Kenya Sparrow ( Passer rufocinctus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Kenya Sparrow ( Passer rufocinctus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Kenya Sparrow ( Passer rufocinctus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Kenya Sparrow ( Passer rufocinctus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Kenya Sparrow ( Passer rufocinctus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Kenya Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer rufocinctus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Kenya Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer rufocinctus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Kenya Rufous-Sparrow ( Passer rufocinctus) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Passer [motitensis, rufocinctus, cordofanicus or shelleyi]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Czech: Vrabec hnedoskvrnný, vrabec hnědoskvrnný
Danish: Kenyaspurv
German: Keniasperling
English: Kenya Rufous Sparrow, Kenya Rufous-Sparrow, Kenya Sparrow, Kenya, Kordofan or Shelley's Rufous-Sparrow, Kordofan Sparrow, Kordofan, Kenya or Shelley's Rufous-Sparrow, Rufous Sparrow, Rufous-backed Sparrow, Sudan Rufous-Sparrow
Esperanto: Kordofana pasero
Spanish: Gorrión de Kenya
Estonian: põhja-savannivarblane
Finnish: Kenianvarpunen, kordofaninvarpunen
French: Moineau roux, Moineau roux, M. du Kordofan ou M. de Shelley
Italian: Passera rossiccia del Kenya, Passera rossiccia del Kordofan, Passero rossiccio del Kenya
Japanese (romaji): keniasuzume, keniyaakasuzume
Japanese: ケニアスズメ, ケニヤアカスズメ
Scientific: Passer [cordofanicus, rufocinctus or shelleyi], Passer [rufocinctus, cordofanicus or shelleyi], Passer cordofanicus, Passer motitensis cordofanicus, Passer motitensis rufocinctus, Passer rufocinctus, Passer rufocinctus rufocinctus
Lithuanian: Sudaninis žvirblis
Dutch: Keniaanse Roestmus
Norwegian: Akasiespurv, Masaispurv
Polish: wróbel rdzawobrewy
Portuguese: Pardal-do-cordofão
Slovak: vrabec bielooký
Swedish: Kenyasparv
Swahili: Shomoro Mwekundu
Ukrainian: Горобець кардофанський
Chinese: 苏丹麻雀
Chinese (Traditional): 科多凡麻雀
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