Swaheli Sparrow

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Swahili Sparrow
Conservation status
Least concern (LC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae Genus: Passer Species: P. suahelicus
Binomial name
Passer suahelicus Reichenow, 1904

The Swaheli Sparrow (Passer suahelicus) was until recently treated as a race of Grey-headed Sparrow (Passer griseus). It lives in the savanna of southern Kenya and Tanzania. It hybridizes with the Grey-headed Sparrow in southern Tanzania and possibly elsewhere.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Passer suahelicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern