Dead Sea Sparrow / Passer moabiticus
| Dead Sea Sparrow bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Dead Sea or Afghan Sparrow, Scrub Sparrow, Morto Dead Sea Sparrow |
| Order | Perching birds / Passeriformes |
| Family | Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae |
| Genus | Passer |
| Breeding region | Eurasia |
| Breeding subregion | sc subtropical Palearctic in riparian vegetation and irrigation; s Turkey and Cyprus to sw Afghanistan, in s to e Israel, w Jordan, c Iraq and sw Iran |
| Non breeding region | short-range southward movement |
Dead Sea Sparrow bird sounds *
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Related species
Abd al-Kuri Sparrow
Zarudny's Sparrow
Great Sparrow
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Arabian Golden Sparrow
Plain-backed Sparrow
Spanish Sparrow
Cape Sparrow
House Sparrow
Where to see Dead Sea Sparrow
Dead Sea Sparrow subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passer moabiticus moabiticus | s Turkey, n Syria, Israel and Jordan to Iraq and sw Iran | - | No |
| Passer moabiticus yatii | se Iran and sw Afghanistan | to sw Pakistan | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Arabic | عصفور البحر الميت, دوري البحر الميت |
| Belarusian | Месапатамскі верабей |
| Bulgarian | Храстово врабче, Палестинско врабче |
| Catalan | pardal del mar Mort |
| Chinese | 死海麻雀 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 死海麻雀 |
| Croatian | mrtvomorski vrabac |
| Czech | vrabec moabský |
| Danish | Dødehavsspurv, Dødehavs-spurv |
| Dutch | Moabmus, Moambmus |
| Esperanto | Tamarika pasero |
| Estonian | tamariskivarblane |
| Finnish | tamariskivarpunen |
| French | Moineau moabite, Mooineau moabite, Moineau de la mer Morte ou M. afghan, Moireau de la mer Morte, Moineau de la mer Morte |
| Frisian | Moabmosk |
| Galician | Pardal do Mar Morto |
| German | Moabsperling |
| Greek | Μεσαvατoλικός σπoυργίτης, Βαλτόστρουθος, Μεσανατολικός σπουργίτης, Μεσανατολικός Σπουργίτης |
| Hebrew | דרור ירדן, דרור הירדן, דרור ים המלח |
| Hungarian | tamariszkuszveréb, Tamariszkusveréb |
| Icelandic | Þyrnispör |
| Irish | Gealbhan marbhmhuirí |
| Italian | Passero del Mar Morto, Passera del deserto, Passera del Mar Morto |
| Japanese | ペルシャスズメ, ペルシアスズメ, ペルシァスズメ |
| Latvian | krūmāju zvirbulis |
| Lithuanian | geltonskruostis žvirblis |
| Macedonian | Месопотамско врапче |
| Northern Sami | Tamariskacihci |
| Norwegian | Tamariskspurv, tamariskspurv |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Tamarisksporv |
| Persian | گنجشک رودخانه ای, گنجشک رودخانهای |
| Polish | wróbel palestyński, wróbel palestynski |
| Portuguese | pardal-do-mar-morto, Pardal do Levante, pardal-do-levante |
| Romanian | Vrabie de la Marea Moartă |
| Russian | Мессопотамский воробей, Месопотамский воробей |
| Serbian | Mesopotamski vrabac |
| Slovak | vrabec tamariškový |
| Slovenian | palestinski vrabec |
| Spanish | Gorrión del Mar Muerto |
| Swedish | tamarisksparv |
| Turkish | Küçük Serçe |
| Ukrainian | горобець месопотамський |
| Welsh | Golfan y Môr Marw |