Group

Old World Sparrows

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Species in this group

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

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