Passer

Passer
Male Cape sparrows in Namibia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passeridae
Genus: Passer
Brisson, 1760
Type species
Fringilla domestica[1]
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

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Synonyms
List
  • Pyrgita Cuvier, 1817
  • Corospiza Bonaparte, 1850
  • Auripasser Bonaparte, 1851
  • Sorella Hartlaub, 1880
  • Ammopasser Zarudny, 1880

Passer is a genus of sparrows, also known as the true sparrows. The genus contains 28 species and includes the house sparrow and the Eurasian tree sparrow, two of the most common birds in the world. They are small birds with thick bills for eating seeds, and are mostly coloured grey or brown. Native to the Old World, some species have been introduced throughout the world.

  1. ^ "Passeridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.