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Swainson's Sparrow
Passer swainsonii (Rüppell, WPES 1840)
Swainson's sparrow is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae. Sometimes considered a subspecies of the grey-headed sparrow, it occurs in northeastern Africa, largely in the Ethiopian Highlands. This sparrow was named after the English naturalist and illustrator William John Swainson. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Passeridae
Genus:
Passer
Scientific:
Passer swainsonii
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Passeridae
Genus:
Passer
Scientific:
Passer swainsonii
Original description
Citation:
(Rüppell, WPES 1840)
Reference:
Neue Wirbelth. Fauna Abyss. Vög.
Protonym:
Pyrgita swainsonii
Type locality:
Abyssinia.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140130#page/174/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
F375B25B1286808F
Avibase ID:
avibase-F375B25B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F375B25B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561891
Geographic range:
- Passer swainsonii: Extreme ne Sudan to Ethiopia, n Somalia and n-central Kenya
Source: Clements checklist
Swainson's Sparrow
Catalan:
pardal de Swainson
Czech:
vrabec Swainsonův
Danish:
Etioperspurv
German:
Swainsonsperling
Spanish:
Gorrión de Swainson
Spanish (Spain):
Gorrión de Swainson
Finnish:
etiopianvarpunen
French:
Moineau de Swainson
Croatian:
istočnoafrički vrabac
Hungarian:
Swainson-veréb
Italian:
Passera di Swainson
Japanese (romaji):
mujihaigashirasuzume
Japanese:
ムジハイガシラスズメ
Lithuanian:
Sveinsono žvirblis
Dutch:
Swainsons Mus
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Oskesporv
Norwegian:
Askespurv
Polish:
wróbel szary
Portuguese:
Pardal-de-swainson
Portuguese (Portugal):
pardal-de-swainson
Russian:
Эфиопский воробей
Slovak:
vrabec susedský
Serbian:
Svensonov vrabac
Swedish:
swainsonsparv
Ukrainian:
Горобець сірий
Chinese:
斯氏麻雀
Chinese (Traditional):
史文森氏灰頭麻雀
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Moineau de Swainson ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsoni) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Passer griseus swainsonii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Passer griseus swainsonii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Passer griseus swainsonii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Passer griseus swainsonii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Passer griseus swainsonii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Passer griseus swainsonii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Passer griseus swainsonii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Passer griseus swainsonii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Passer griseus swainsonii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Passer griseus swainsonii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Passer griseus swainsonii [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Passer griseus swainsonii [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Passer griseus swainsonii [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Swainson's Sparrow ( Passer swainsonii) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Passer swainsonii [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Passer swainsonii [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
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Azerbaijani: Svenson sərçəsi
Belarusian: Шэры верабей
Catalan: pardal de Swainson
Czech: Vrabec Swainsonuv, vrabec Swainsonův
Welsh: Golfan Swainson
Danish: Etioperspurv
German: Swainsonsperling
English: Abyssinian Gray-headed Sparrow, Abyssinian Grey-headed Sparrow, Swainson's Sparrow
English, HBW: Swainson's Sparrow
English (IOC): Swainson's Sparrow
English (United States): Swainson's Sparrow
Esperanto: Etiopa pasero, Svainsona pasero
Spanish: Gorrión de Swainson
Spanish (Spain): Gorrión de Swainson
Spanish (HBW): Swainson's Sparrow
Estonian: etioopia varblane
Finnish: Etiopianvarpunen
French: Moineau de Swainson
Frisian: Swainsonmosk
Galician: Pardal de Swainson
Croatian: istočnoafrički vrabac, Swainsonijev vrabac
Hungarian: Swainson-veréb
Italian: Passera di Swainson, Passero di Swainson
Japanese (romaji): mujihaigashirasuzume, suwensonsuzume
Japanese: スウェンソンスズメ, ムジハイガシラスズメ
Scientific: Passer abyssinicus, Passer griseus abyssinicus, Passer griseus eritreae, Passer griseus neumanni, Passer griseus swainsonii, Passer swainsoni, Passer swainsonii, Pyrgita swainsonii
Lithuanian: Sveinsono žvirblis
Latvian: Sveinsona zvirbulis
Dutch: Swainsonmus, Swainson-mus, Swainsons Mus
Norwegian Nynorsk: Oskesporv
Norwegian: Askespurv
Polish: wróbel szary
Portuguese: Pardal-de-swainson
Portuguese (Portugal): pardal-de-swainson
Rhaeto-Romance: Pasler da Swainson
Russian: Абиссинский воробей, Свенсонов воробей, Эфиопский воробей
Slovak: vrabec susedský
Serbian: Etiopski vrabac, Svensonov vrabac
Swedish: Swainsonsparv
Swahili: Jurawa wa Swainson
Turkish: Swainson serçesi
Ukrainian: Горобець сірий
Chinese: 斯氏麻雀
Chinese (Traditional): 史文森氏灰頭麻雀
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