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Somali sparrow

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Infraorder
  
Passerida

Scientific name
  
Passer castanopterus

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Suborder
  
Passeri

Superfamily
  
Passeroidea

Higher classification
  
Old world sparrows

Somali sparrow Mystery Sparrow and Somali Sparrow on a Birding Africa Somaliland

Similar
  
Swainson's sparrow, Parrot‑billed sparrow, Swahili sparrow, Arabian golden sparrow, Kenya sparrow

The Somali sparrow (Passer castanopterus) is a member of the bird family Passeridae found in northern Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya.

Somali sparrow Somali Sparrow Passer castanopterus videos photos and sound

It is considered a superspecies with the russet sparrow (Passer rutilans) and sometimes is even treated as the same species. However, the similarities in plumage and morphology between the two seem to represent convergent evolution rather than a single lineage.

Somali sparrow Somali Sparrow Passer castanopterus videos photos and sound

Two subspecies are recognized:

  • P.c. castanopterus Blyth, 1855 – Djibouti, Somalia, and eastern Ethiopia
  • P.c. fulgens Friedmann, 1931 – southern Ethiopia, and northern Kenya (south to Kapedo and Marsabit).

    • Somali sparrow Mystery Sparrow and Somali Sparrow on a Birding Africa Somaliland
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    References

    Somali sparrow Wikipedia
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