Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Infraorder Passerida Scientific name Passer shelleyi Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Suborder Passeri Superfamily Passeroidea Higher classification Old world sparrows | |
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Similar Kordofan sparrow, Kenya sparrow, Swainson's sparrow, Swahili sparrow, Somali sparrow | ||
Shelley's sparrow (Passer shelleyi), also known as Shelley's rufous sparrow or the White Nile rufous sparrow, is a sparrow found in South Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya. It is frequently considered a subspecies of the Kenya sparrow, which in turn is considered a subspecies of the great sparrow. This species is named after English geologist and ornithologist George Ernest Shelley.
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