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family

old world sparrows and snowfinches
Passeridae Rafinesque, 1815

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Aves - birds »  order Passeriformes - perching birds

Images

Passer hispaniolensis - Spanish Sparrow

Passer hispaniolensis - Spanish Sparrow

Author: Alex Auer

Petronia petronia - Rock Sparrow

Petronia petronia - Rock Sparrow

Author: Jiří Bohdal

Passer montanus - Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus - Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Author: Ivan Mikšík

Functions restricted to taxon Passeridae

Included taxa

Number of records: 8

genus Carpospiza von Muller, 1854
genus Gymnoris Blyth, 1845
genus Hypocryptadius Hartert, 1903
genus Montifringilla Brehm, 1828
genus Onychostruthus Richmond, 1917
genus Passer Brisson, 1760
genus Petronia Kaup, 1829 - Rock Sparrows
genus Pyrgilauda J. Verreaux, 1871

Links and literature

EN Australian Faunal Directory [935013f0-3ef0-426d-987b-14281bf0dac7]

ABRS (2009-2019): Australian Faunal Directory [https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home], Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra [as Passeridae Rafinesque, 1815]
Data retrieved on: 31 January 2015
EN Gill F., Donsker D. & Rasmussen P. (eds): IOC World Bird List 11.1 [http://www.worldbirdnames.org/] [as Passeridae]
Data retrieved on: 3 December 2021
CZ Hudec K. et al. (2003): Soustava a české názvosloví ptáků světa, Muzeum Komenského v Přerově. 462 pp. [as Passeridae Rafinesque, 1815]
ES Lilleleht V. , Lõhmus A. (1997): Scientific, Estonian and English names of birds of Europe [as Passeridae]
Data retrieved on: 11 July 2010

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