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Dead Sea Sparrow / Passer moabiticus LC
- Synonyms Dead Sea or Afghan Sparrow, Morto Dead Sea Sparrow, Scrub Sparrow
Dead Sea Sparrowbird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
Related species
Zarudny's Sparrow
Arabian Golden Sparrow
House Sparrow
Sudan Golden Sparrow
Kordofan Sparrow
Somali Sparrow
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Socotra Sparrow
Where to see Dead Sea Sparrow
- 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 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 |
Species Name in Other Languages
| 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 | Dødehavs-spurv, Dødehavsspurv, Dødehavs Spurv |
| Dutch | Moambmus, Moabmus |
| Esperanto | Tamarika pasero |
| Estonian | tamariskivarblane |
| Finnish | tamariskivarpunen |
| French | Moineau de la mer Morte ou M. afghan, Moineau de la mer Morte, Moireau de la mer Morte, Moineau moabite, Mooineau moabite |
| Frisian | Moabmosk |
| Galician | Pardal do Mar Morto |
| German | Moabsperling |
| Greek | Μεσαvατoλικός σπoυργίτης, Βαλτόστρουθος, Μεσανατολικός Σπουργίτης, Μεσανατολικός σπουργίτης |
| Hebrew | דרור ים המלח, דרור ירדן, דרור הירדן |
| Hungarian | Tamariszkusveréb, tamariszkuszveréb |
| Icelandic | Þyrnispör |
| Irish | Gealbhan marbhmhuirí |
| Italian | Passera del Mar Morto, Passero del Mar Morto, Passera del deserto |
| 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 |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Tamarisksporv |
| Persian | گنجشک رودخانهای, گنجشک رودخانه ای |
| Polish | wróbel palestynski, wróbel palestyński |
| Portuguese | pardal-do-levante, Pardal do Levante, pardal-do-mar-morto |
| Romanian | Vrabie de la Marea Moartă |
| Russian | Месопотамский воробей, Мессопотамский 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 |