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Parrot-billed Sparrow

Passer gongonensis (Oustalet, J-FÉ 1890)

The parrot-billed sparrow is found in the arid lowlands of eastern Africa. At 18 centimetres (7.1 in) and 42 grams (1.5 oz), it is the largest of the sparrows of the family Passeridae. It is often considered a subspecies of the grey-headed sparrow. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Passeridae
Genus:
   Passer
Scientific:
  Passer gongonensis

Original description

Citation:
  (Oustalet, J-FÉ 1890)

Reference:
   Le Naturaliste (2), 4 p.274

Protonym:
  Pseudostruthus gongonensis

Type locality:
  Gongoni, near Mombasa.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6681557

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  DB4998D1FD65C0B4

Avibase ID:
  avibase-DB4998D1

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/DB4998D1

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561878

Geographic range:

  • Passer gongonensis: extreme southeastern South Sudan, southern Ethiopia, eastern Uganda, Kenya, southern Somalia, and northeastern Tanzania
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Parrot-billed Sparrow
Catalan:
pardal becgròs
Czech:
vrabec běloskvrnný
Danish:
Tyknæbbet Spurv
German:
Papageischnabelsperling
Spanish:
Gorrión Picogordo
Spanish (Spain):
Gorrión Picogordo
Finnish:
isotuhkavarpunen
French:
Moineau perroquet
Croatian:
krupnokljuni vrabac
Italian:
Passera pappagallo
Japanese (romaji):
hashibutohaigashirasuzume
Japanese:
ハシブトハイガシラスズメ
Lithuanian:
Papūgasnapis žvirblis
Dutch:
Dikbekmus
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Tjukknebbsporv
Norwegian:
Tykknebbspurv
Polish:
wróbel papugodzioby
Portuguese:
pardal-de-bico-grosso
Portuguese (Portugal):
pardal-bico-de-papagaio
Russian:
Попугаеклювый воробей
Slovak:
vrabec papagájčí
Serbian:
Krupnokljuni vrabac
Swedish:
tjocknäbbad sparv
Ukrainian:
Горобець товстодзьобий
Chinese:
鹦嘴麻雀
Chinese (Traditional):
鸚嘴麻雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Parrot-billed Sparrow ( Passer gongonensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Parrot-billed Sparrow ( Passer gongonensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Parrot-billed Sparrow ( Passer gongonensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Moineau perroquet ( Passer gongonensis) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Parrot-billed Sparrow ( Passer gogonensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Parrot-billed Sparrow ( Passer gongonensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Parrot-billed Sparrow ( Passer gongonensis) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Parrot-billed Sparrow ( Passer gongonensis) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Passer griseus gongonensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Passer griseus gongonensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Passer griseus gongonensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Passer griseus gongonensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Passer griseus gongonensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Passer griseus gongonensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Passer griseus gongonensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Passer griseus gongonensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Passer griseus gongonensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Passer griseus gongonensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Passer griseus gongonensis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Parrot-billed Sparrow ( Passer gongonensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Parrot-billed Sparrow ( Passer gongonensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Passer griseus gongonensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Passer griseus gongonensis [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Parrot-billed Sparrow ( Passer gongonensis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Parrot-billed Sparrow ( Passer gongonensis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Parrot-billed Sparrow ( Passer gongonensis) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Passer gongonensis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Passer gongonensis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Passer [griseus, swainsonii, gongonensis or suahelicus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Azerbaijani: tutudimdik sərçə
Catalan: pardal becgròs
Czech: vrabec běloskvrnný, Vrabec papoušcí
Danish: Tyknæbbet Spurv
German: Papageischnabelsperling
English: Parrot billed Sparrow, Parrot-billed Sparrow
English, HBW: Parrot-billed Sparrow
English (IOC): Parrot-billed Sparrow
English (Kenya): Parrot-billed Sparrow
English (United States): Parrot-billed Sparrow
Esperanto: Papagobeka pasero
Spanish: Gorrión Pico de Loro, Gorrión Picogordo
Spanish (Spain): Gorrión Picogordo
Spanish (HBW): Parrot-billed Sparrow
Estonian: suurvarblane
Finnish: Isotuhkavarpunen
French: Moineau à bec de perroquet, Moineau perroquet
Croatian: krupnokljuni vrabac
Italian: Passera pappagallo, Passero beccogrosso
Japanese (romaji): hashibutohaigashirasuzume, o-mubashisuzume
Japanese: オームバシスズメ, ハシブトハイガシラスズメ
Mongolian, Halh: тоть хошуут боршувуу
Scientific: Passer gogonensis, Passer gongonensis, Passer gongonensis tertale, Passer gongonensis turkanae, Passer griseus gongonensis, Passer griseus jubaensis, Passer griseus tertale, Passer griseus turkanae, Pseudostruthus gongonensis
Lithuanian: Papūgasnapis žvirblis
Mongolian: тоть хошуут боршувуу
Dutch: Dikbekmus
Norwegian Nynorsk: Tjukknebbsporv
Norwegian: Tykknebbspurv
Polish: wróbel papugodzioby
Portuguese: pardal-de-bico-grosso
Portuguese (Portugal): pardal-bico-de-papagaio
Russian: Попугаеклювый воробей, Попугайноклювый воробей
Slovak: vrabec papagájčí
Serbian: Krupnokljuni vrabac
Swedish: Tjocknäbbad sparv
Swahili: Jurawa Domonene, Jurawa wa Gongoni
Turkish: Papağan gagalı serçe
Ukrainian: Горобець товстодзьобий
Chinese: 鹦嘴麻雀
Chinese (Traditional): 鸚嘴麻雀

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