Infraorder Passerida Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Suborder Passeri Family Passeridae Scientific name Passer rufocinctus Higher classification Old world sparrows Order Passerine | |
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Similar Kordofan sparrow, Shelley's sparrow, Swahili sparrow, Swainson's sparrow, Parrot‑billed sparrow | ||
The Kenya sparrow, also known as the Kenya rufous sparrow (Passer rufocinctus) is a sparrow found in Kenya and Tanzania. It tends to be found in dry wooded savannah and agricultural areas. Some authorities have lumped the great sparrow (P. motitensis), the Kenya sparrow, and the Socotra sparrow (P. insularis) into P. motitensis following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993). Some authorities also lump Shelley's sparrow and the Kordofan sparrow with this species, or all three with the great sparrow.
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