Arabian golden sparrow

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Arabian golden sparrow
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passeridae
Genus: Passer
Species:
P. euchlorus
Binomial name
Passer euchlorus
(Bonaparte, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Auripasser euchlorus
  • Auripasser luteus euchlorus
  • Passer luteus euchlorus
An illustration of an Arabian golden sparrow (above) and a yellow-throated petronia (below) by Henrik Gronvold Passer euchlorus, Petronia flavigula.jpg
An illustration of an Arabian golden sparrow (above) and a yellow-throated petronia (below) by Henrik Grönvold

The Arabian golden sparrow (Passer euchlorus) is a sparrow found in south west Arabia and also the coast of Somalia and Djibouti where it occurs in thorn savannah and scrub habitats. It is sometimes considered as a subspecies of the Sudan golden sparrow (Passer luteus).

It is sometimes kept as a pet. [2]

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Passer euchlorus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22718281A94574276. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718281A94574276.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Alshamlih, Mohammed; Alzayer, Mohamed; Hajwal, Faisal; Khalili, May; Khoury, Fares (January 2022). "Introduced birds of Saudi Arabia: Status and potential impacts". Journal of King Saud University - Science. 34 (1) 101651. doi: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101651 . ISSN   1018-3647.
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