Species |
Family |
Scientific name |
Breeding Regions |
Breeding Subregions |
Nonbreeding Subregions |
| - PASSERIFORMES |
| Abd al-Kuri Sparrow (VU) i | Passeridae | Passer hemileucus | AF | insular ne Africa on rocky slopes and near villages: Abd al-Kuri I. (sw of Socotra) | |
| Afghan Snowfinch i | Passeridae | Pyrgilauda theresae | PAL | sc Palearctic in alpine steppe and stony slopes: montane c Afghanistan | to fields; recorded se Turkmenistan (rare) |
| Arabian Golden Sparrow i | Passeridae | Passer euchlorus | AF, PAL | ne Africa and sw Arabian Pen. in arid thornbush and fields: coastal sw, sc, c Saudi Arabia and w, c Yemen (sw Arabian Pen.), Djibouti and nw Somalia | local movements |
| Black-winged Snowfinch i | Passeridae | Montifringilla adamsi | PAL | sc Palearctic in Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe near water, villages: Ladakh (nw India) through w Tibet, in s to n Nepal and n Sikkim; ne Qinghai, w Gansu s to e Tibet and sc Sichuan | nomadic but remaining at high elevations |
| Blanford's Snowfinch i | Passeridae | Pyrgilauda blanfordi | PAL | sc Palearctic in Tibetan Plateau alpine stony and grassy steppe: se Xinjiang e through Qinghai, in s from n, e Ladakh, n Nepal, n Sikkim e to nw Sichuan | |
| Cape Sparrow i | Passeridae | Passer melanurus | AF | subtropical s Africa in savanna and anthropogenic habitats: coastal c Angola, n Namibia, n Botswana and sw Zimbabwe s through South Africa | |
| Chestnut Sparrow i U | Passeridae | Passer eminibey | AF | ne African acacia savanna: c Chad (status?), s Sudan and nc Ethiopia to sc Tanzania | |
| Cinnamon Ibon i | Passeridae | Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus | OR | tropical e Asian cloudforest: montane Mindanao (s Philippines) | |
| Dead Sea Sparrow i | Passeridae | Passer moabiticus | PAL | sc subtropical Palearctic in riparian vegetation and irrigation: s Turkey and Cyprus to sw Afghanistan, in s to e Israel, w Jordan, c Iraq and sw Iran | short-range southward movement |
| Desert Sparrow i | Passeridae | Passer simplex | AF | n Africa in Saharan oases, wadis and towns: se Morocco e to c, se Libya, s through Mauritania and e to c Sudan | |
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow i | Passeridae | Passer montanus | PAL, OR | subarctic to tropics of Palearctic and Oriental regions in farms, parks, cities: British Isles, s Scandinavia, se Murmansk e to s Chukotka, Kamchatka, and Commander Is. (nw to ne Russia), in s to Iberian Pen., Gran Canaria (c Canary Is., Macaronesia, w of | short-distance wandering |
| Great Sparrow i | Passeridae | Passer motitensis | AF | s African acacia savanna: coastal sc Angola, Namibia, Botswana and sw Zimbabwe s to n South Africa | |
| House Sparrow i | Passeridae | Passer domesticus | PAL, OR, AF | mainly subarctic to subtropical Palearctic and Oriental region in anthropogenic habitats: Faroe and British Isles, n Scandinavia e through subarctic Russia to Kamchatka; in s through Iberian Pen., n Africa including Nile Valley, n Eritrea, Arabian Pen., I | some short-range dispersal |
| Iago Sparrow i | Passeridae | Passer iagoensis | AF | insular tropical nw Africa in drylands, fields and towns: Cape Verde Is. (all main islands; s Macaronesia, nw of n Africa) | |
| Italian Sparrow (VU) i | Passeridae | Passer italiae | PAL | s temperate sw Palearctic in light woods, parks and cereal fields: se France, s Switzerland, s Austria, Italian Pen. and w Slovenia, Corsica, Sicily, Malta and Crete | some short-range dispersal |
| Kenya Sparrow i | Passeridae | Passer rufocinctus | AF | e African acacia savanna and settlements: sw, sc Kenya and n Tanzania | |
| Kordofan Sparrow i | Passeridae | Passer cordofanicus | AF | nc African desert near settlements: e Chad to wc Sudan | |
| Northern Grey-headed Sparrow i | Passeridae | Passer griseus | AF | Sub-Saharan African (except ne, s) wooded savanna, fields and villages: s Mauritania e to n Eritrea, w, Ethiopia s to wc Angola, far n Namibia, n Zimbabwe and Malawi; also Bioko (ne Gulf of Guinea Is.) | |
| Pale Rockfinch i | Passeridae | Carpospiza brachydactyla | PAL | sc Palearctic in arid bushy broken terrain: sc, se Turkey through Armenia and w, s Azerbaijan to Iran, s Turkmenistan and wc Afghanistan, patchily s through Syria to s Israel, to n, c Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Musandam Pen. (n, c, e Arabian Pen.) | to ne African semidesert and fields: s Arabian Pen., e Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti and ne Ethiopia |
| Parrot-billed Sparrow i U | Passeridae | Passer gongonensis | AF | ne African semiarid open country to wooded savanna: se South Sudan, s Ethiopia and c Somalia s through e Uganda, Kenya and far n Tanzania | |
| Pere David's Snowfinch i | Passeridae | Pyrgilauda davidiana | PAL | ec Palearctic in Mongolian montane stony and grassy steppe: sc Russia, Mongolia and ne Qinghai to Inner Mongolia (nc, ne China) | |
| Plain-backed Sparrow i | Passeridae | Passer flaveolus | OR | subtropical to tropical se Asia in open woodland and cultivation: c, s Myanmar to c Malay Pen. and c, s Vietnam | |
| Rock Sparrow i | Passeridae | Petronia petronia | PAL | temperate to subtropical Palearctic in barren land, open groves and cultivation: Madeira and Canary Is. (c Macaronesia), Iberian Pen., sc France through Turkey, Caucasus, nw, se Kazakhstan, sc Russia and Mongolia to Inner Mongolia (ne China); in s from Mo | |
| Rufous-necked Snowfinch i | Passeridae | Pyrgilauda ruficollis | PAL | sc Palearctic in Tibetan Plateau alpine stony and grassy steppe: sw Xinjiang e to Qinghai and w Gansu, in s from e Ladakh, n Nepal, n Sikkim e to w Sichuan | |
| Russet Sparrow i | Passeridae | Passer cinnamomeus | PAL, OR | temperate to subtropical c, e Asian woodland, settlements: Himalayas from ne Afghanistan to se Tibet, n Myanmar and hills s of Brahmaputra, through c, e China (except n) and n se Asia to s Sakhalin (se Russia), s Kuril Is., Hokkaido to c Honshu (n, c Japa | |
| Sahel Bush Sparrow i | Passeridae | Gymnoris dentata | AF | Sahel zone and sw Arabian Pen. in aridlands, drywoods and fields: s Mauritania to Guinea and e to n Eritrea, w, c Ethiopia and South Sudan; also sw Yemen | |
| Saxaul Sparrow i U | Passeridae | Passer ammodendri | PAL | temperate c Palearctic in saxaul and riparian scrub, fields: patchily s Kazakhstan, n Xinjiang (nw China) and s, c Mongolia, s in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to n Gansu, w Inner Mongolia and n Ningxia (nc China) | |
| Shelley's Sparrow i U | Passeridae | Passer shelleyi | AF | ne African open wooded savanna and fields: s South Sudan ne to s, c, ne Ethiopia and nw Somalia; s to n Uganda and far wc Kenya | |
| Sind Sparrow i | Passeridae | Passer pyrrhonotus | OR | sw s Asian riparian jungle: se Iran (probably), s, c Pakistan and sub-Himalayan nw India | |
| Socotra Sparrow i | Passeridae | Passer insularis | AF | insular ne Africa in semiarid scrub, open areas and near villages: Socotra, Samhah and Darsah (sw of Socotra) | |
| Somali Sparrow i U | Passeridae | Passer castanopterus | AF | ne Africa in arid and semiarid natural and anthropogenic habitats: Djibouti, ne Ethiopia and Somalia (except s); disjunctly in sw Ethiopia and nw Kenya | |
| Southern Grey-headed Sparrow i | Passeridae | Passer diffusus | AF | s African open woodlands and anthropogenic habitats: e, s Angola e to n Zambia and s Tanzania, s through South Africa | |
| Spanish Sparrow i | Passeridae | Passer hispaniolensis | PAL | s temperate to subtropical sw, sc Palearctic in riparian and cultivated areas: Madeira, Canary and Cape Verde Is. (Macaronesia, nw, w of n Africa), patchily from Iberian Pen., Sardinia, Greece, Balkans, Cyprus and Turkey through s Kazakhstan and nw Xinjia | to n Sahara Desert, n, c Nile Valley, Red Sea and Persian Gulf coasts, s Iran and Pakistan through sub-Himalayan nw India |
| Sudan Golden Sparrow i U | Passeridae | Passer luteus | AF | Sahel zone in arid scrub and cereal fields: s Mauritania and n Senegal e to e Sudan, n Eritrea and far n Ethiopia | nomadic |
| Swahili Sparrow i U | Passeridae | Passer suahelicus | AF | e African savanna and anthropogenic habitats: sw, sc Kenya to sc Tanzania | |
| Swainson's Sparrow i | Passeridae | Passer swainsonii | AF | ne African nonforest and anthropogenic habitats: nw Eritrea e through Ethiopia to Djibouti and n Somalia; s to e South Sudan and far n Kenya | |
| Tibetan Snowfinch i | Passeridae | Montifringilla henrici | PAL | sc Palearctic in alpine steppe: ne Qinghai s to sc Tibet | |
| White-rumped Snowfinch i | Passeridae | Onychostruthus taczanowskii | PAL | sc Palearctic in Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe: high-montane se Ladakh (far nw India), w to e Tibet, ne Qinghai and s Gansu, s to nw Sichuan (c China) and s to nw Nepal and n Sikkim | to somewhat lower elevations and settlements |
| White-winged Snowfinch i | Passeridae | Montifringilla nivalis | PAL | sw, c Palearctic in rocky alpine barrens, meadows, buildings: n Spain, s France to Austria, Corsica, Balkans and Greece, s, e Turkey, Caucasus to sw Russia, s, nw Iran, c, e Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and se Kazakhstan through Xinjiang (nw China) | some movement to lower elevations |
| Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow i | Passeridae | Gymnoris pyrgita | AF | Sahel zone and ne Africa in dry woods and gardens: patchily s Mauritania and n Senegal to n Eritrea and Somalia, s through Ethiopia (except w) to far ne Uganda and c Tanzania | |
| Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow i | Passeridae | Gymnoris superciliaris | AF | sc, se Africa in woods, savanna and cultivation: far se Gabon e to ne Tanzania, in s to ne Namibia and se South Africa | |
| Yellow-throated Sparrow i | Passeridae | Gymnoris xanthocollis | PAL, OR | sc Palearctic to s Asia in dry woods and gardens: se Turkey e through c Iran and s Afghanistan to sub-Himalayan Pakistan, nw Indian plains and s Nepal to W Bengal (e India); in s through e Syria, e Iraq, Kuwait and se Arabian Pen. to s tip of Indian Pen. | |
| Zarudny's Sparrow i | Passeridae | Passer zarudnyi | PAL | sc Palearctic in arid scrub: Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan | |
60% 26 species of 43 (0 extinct).
