Southern grey-headed sparrow
| Southern grey-headed sparrow | |
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| Non-breeding adult, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passeridae |
| Genus: | Passer |
| Species: | P. diffusus |
| Binomial name | |
| Passer diffusus (Smith, 1836) | |
The southern grey-headed sparrow (Passer diffusus) is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the grey-headed sparrow. It is found in savanna and woodland in Angola and Zambia southwards into South Africa, where it is expanding its range[2] and is kept as a caged bird, like its relative the white-rumped seedeater.[citation needed]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Passer diffusus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718255A94573785. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718255A94573785.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Craig, A. J. F. K. (1997). "Southern Greyheaded Sparrow". In Harrison, J. A.; Allan, D. G.; Underhill, L. G.; Herremans, M.; Tree, A. J.; Parker, V.; Brown, C. J. (eds.). The Atlas of Southern African Birds (PDF). Vol. 1. BirdLife South Africa.
External links
Media related to Passer diffusus at Wikimedia Commons- Southern Grey-headed Sparrow at the Internet Bird Collection
- Southern Grey-headed Sparrow species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
