Family
Old World Sparrows
Passeridae
42 species with a page on Motmot.
Order: Passeriformes
Old World sparrows are groups of small passerine birds forming the family Passeridae. They are also known as true sparrows, a name which is also used for a particular genus of the family Passer. They are distinct from both the New World sparrows of the family Passerellidae and from a few other birds such as the Java sparrow of the family Estrildidae sharing their name.
Species in this family
- Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla
- Sahel Bush Sparrow Gymnoris dentata
- Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow Gymnoris pyrgita
- Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow Gymnoris superciliaris
- Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis
- Cinnamon Ibon Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus
- Black-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla adamsi
- Tibetan Snowfinch Montifringilla henrici
- White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis
- White-rumped Snowfinch Onychostruthus taczanowskii
- Saxaul Sparrow Passer ammodendri
- Somali Sparrow Passer castanopterus
- Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus
- Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey
- Arabian Golden Sparrow Passer euchlorus
- Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus
- Parrot-billed Sparrow Passer gongonensis
- Northern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
- Abd al Kuri Sparrow Passer hemileucus
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Cape Verde Sparrow Passer iagoensis
- Socotra Sparrow Passer insularis
- Italian Sparrow Passer italiae
- Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus
- Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus
- Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Great Rufous Sparrow Passer motitensis
- Sind Sparrow Passer pyrrhonotus
- Kenya Rufous Sparrow Passer rufocinctus
- Shelley's Rufous Sparrow Passer shelleyi
- Desert Sparrow Passer simplex
- Swahili Sparrow Passer suahelicus
- Swainson's Sparrow Passer swainsonii
- Zarudny's Sparrow Passer zarudnyi
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Blanford's Snowfinch Pyrgilauda blanfordi
- Pere David's Snowfinch Pyrgilauda davidiana
- Rufous-necked Snowfinch Pyrgilauda ruficollis
- Afghan Snowfinch Pyrgilauda theresae
Lookalikes compared
- Black-winged Snowfinch vs White-rumped Snowfinch
- Cape Verde Sparrow vs Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Cape Verde Sparrow vs Sudan Golden Sparrow
- Dead Sea Sparrow vs Yellow-throated Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow vs White-winged Snowfinch
- Great Rufous Sparrow vs Cape Sparrow
- Great Rufous Sparrow vs Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
- Great Rufous Sparrow vs Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow
- House Sparrow vs Cape Verde Sparrow
- House Sparrow vs Dead Sea Sparrow
- House Sparrow vs Italian Sparrow
- House Sparrow vs Spanish Sparrow
- Italian Sparrow vs Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Italian Sparrow vs Rock Sparrow
- Italian Sparrow vs White-winged Snowfinch
- Northern Grey-headed Sparrow vs Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
- Rock Sparrow vs Pale Rockfinch
- Shelley's Rufous Sparrow vs Swainson's Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow vs Cape Verde Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow vs Dead Sea Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow vs Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow vs Rock Sparrow
- Sudan Golden Sparrow vs Arabian Golden Sparrow
- Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow vs Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow