Passer [insularis or hemileucus] (Socotra or Abd al Kuri Sparrow)

Socotra or Abd al Kuri Sparrow

Passer [insularis or hemileucus] (= Passer insularis) Sclater, PL; Hartlaub, KJG 1881

The Socotra sparrow is a passerine bird endemic to the islands of Socotra, Samhah, and Darsah in the Indian Ocean, off the Horn of Africa. The taxonomy of this species and its relatives is complex, with some authorities, including BirdLife International, recognising this species and the very similar Abd al-Kuri sparrow, as well as several from mainland Africa, as separate, and others lumping all these species and the probably unrelated Iago sparrow. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Passeridae
Genus:
   Passer
Scientific:
  Passer insularis

Original description

Citation:
Sclater, PL; Hartlaub, KJG 1881

Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1881, pt.1 p.169

Imprint year:
1881

Protonym:
Passer insularis

Type locality:
Socotra.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96698#page/231/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
F315FCD4ADD5E2E7

Avibase ID:
avibase-F315FCD4

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F315FCD4

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561882

Geographic range:

Passer insularis: Socotra Islands (Socotra, Samha, and Darsa)
Passer hemileucus: Socotra (Abd Al Kuri)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Socotra or Abd al Kuri Sparrow
French:
Moineau de Socotra ou M. d'Abd-al-Kuri

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Socotra or Abd al Kuri Sparrow ( Passer [insularis or hemileucus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Socotra or Abd al Kuri Sparrow ( Passer [insularis or hemileucus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Socotra or Abd al Kuri Sparrow ( Passer [insularis or hemileucus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Socotra or Abd al Kuri Sparrow ( Passer [insularis or hemileucus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Socotra or Abd al Kuri Sparrow ( Passer [insularis or hemileucus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Socotra or Abd al Kuri Sparrow ( Passer [insularis or hemileucus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Socotra or Abd al Kuri Sparrow ( Passer [insularis or hemileucus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Socotra or Abd al Kuri Sparrow ( Passer [insularis or hemileucus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Socotra or Abd al Kuri Sparrow ( Passer [insularis or hemileucus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Socotra or Abd al Kuri Sparrow ( Passer [insularis or hemileucus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Socotra or Abd al Kuri Sparrow ( Passer [insularis or hemileucus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Socotra or Abd al Kuri Sparrow ( Passer [insularis or hemileucus])
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Moineau de Socotra ( Passer insularis)
Clements 4th edition: Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50: Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Socotra Sparrow ( Passer insularis) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Passer insularis

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Passer [motitensis, rufocinctus, cordofanicus, shelleyi, insularis or hemileucus]

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