Passeridae

Montifringilla taczanowskii (Photo from Zoochat) Common name:white-rumped snowfinch (en); pardal-das-neves-de-Taczanowski (pt); niverolle de Taczanowski (fr); gorrión de Taczanowski (es); weißbürzel-erdsperling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PasseridaeRange:This species is found from Tibet, northern Nepal and extreme northern India into central and northern China as far as Inner Mongolia and Ningxia.Size:These birds are 17-17,5 cm long and weigh 30-55 g.Habitat:The…

Passer griseus Photo by Dick Daniels (Wikipedia) Common name:northern grey-headed sparrow (en); pardal-de-cabeça-cinzenta (pt); moineau gris (fr); gorrión de cabeza gris (es); graukopfsperling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PasseridaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Mauritania to southern Sudan and south to northern Angola, Zambia, northern Zimbabwe and north-western Mozambique.Size:These birds are 15-16 cm long and…

Passer domesticus (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:house sparrow (en); pardal-doméstico (pt); moineau domestique (fr); gorrión común (es); haussperling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PasseridaeRange:The house sparrow originates from Eurasia and northern Africa, but has been introduced to most of the world. It is only absent from northern Canada, Alaska and Greenland, central Africa between the Sahara desert and…

Petronia petronia Photo by Ray Wilson (Ray Wilson’s Bird & Wildlife Photography) Common name:rock sparrow (en); pardal francês (pt); moineau soulcie (fr); gorrión chillón (es); steinsperling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PasseridaeRange:The rock sparrow is found around the Mediterranean, in southern Europe and northern Africa, and eastwards through the Middle East and the Caucasus, through Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan and into…

Passer moabiticus Photo by Daniele Occhiato (PBase) Common name: Dead Sea sparrow (en); pardal-do-Mar Morto (pt); moineau de la mer Morte (fr); gorrión del Mar Muerto (es); moabsperling (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Passeridae Range: This species is patchily distributed, from Israel and Turkey, across the Middle East, and into Afghanistan and Pakistan. Size: The…

Passer eminibey Common name: chestnut sparrow (en); pardal-castanho (pt); moineau d’Emin (fr); gorrión castaño (es); maronensperling (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Passeridae Range: These birds are found in eastern Africa, from Darfur in southern Sudan, through Somalia, Uganda and Kenya, an into Tanzania. Size: This small sparrow is 10,5-11,5 cm long and has a wingspan…