Biology:Parrot-billed sparrow
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Short description: Species of bird
| Parrot-billed sparrow | |
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| In Amboseli National Park, Kenya | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passeridae |
| Genus: | Passer |
| Species: | P. gongonensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Passer gongonensis (Oustalet, 1890)
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The parrot-billed sparrow (Passer gongonensis) is found in the arid lowlands of eastern Africa. At 18 centimetres (7.1 in) and 42 grams (1.5 oz), it is the largest of the sparrows of the family Passeridae. It is often considered a subspecies of the grey-headed sparrow.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Passer gongonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22718243A94573412. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718243A94573412.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22718243/94573412. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1785256 entry
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