Passeridae

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…