Desert Sparrow / Passer simplex
| Desert Sparrow bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | African Desert Sparrow, Desert Sparrow (Desert), Southern Desert Sparrow |
| Old latin name for bird | Fringilla simplex |
| Order | Perching birds / Passeriformes |
| Family | Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae |
| Genus | Passer |
| Breeding region | Africa |
| Breeding subregion | n Africa in Saharan oases, wadis and towns; se Morocco e to c, se Libya, s through Mauritania and e to c Sudan |
Desert 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 Desert Sparrow
Desert Sparrow subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passer simplex saharae | Morocco to c Libya | - | No |
| Passer simplex simplex | s Mauritania and Mali to nw, c Sudan | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Woestynmossie |
| Azerbaijani | səhra sərçəsi |
| Basque | Basamortuko txolarre |
| Belarusian | Пустынны верабей |
| Bulgarian | Пустинно врабче |
| Catalan | pardal del desert |
| Chinese | 荒漠麻雀 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 漠麻雀 |
| Chuvash | пушхир çерçийĕ |
| Croatian | pustinjski vrabac |
| Czech | vrabec pustinný, vrabec pouštní |
| Danish | Ørkenspurv |
| Dutch | Woestijnmus (simplex/saharae), Woestijnmus |
| Esperanto | Dezertopasero, Dezertpasero |
| Estonian | kõrbevarblane |
| Faroese | Oyðuspurvur |
| Finnish | aavikkovarpunen |
| French | Moineau blanc, Moineau blanc [nominal], Moineau blanc [simplex ou saharae] |
| Frisian | Woastynmosk |
| Galician | Pardal do deserto |
| German | Wüstensperling-simplex, Wüstensperling |
| Greek | Ερημoσπoυργίτης, Ερημοσπουργίτης |
| Hebrew | דרור מדבר |
| Hungarian | sivatagi veréb |
| Icelandic | Auðnaspör (simplex/saharae), Auðnaspör |
| Irish | Gealbhan fásaigh |
| Italian | Passero del deserto, Passera del deserto, Passera del deserto africana |
| Japanese | サバクスズメ (simplex/saharae), サバクスズメ, スズメ |
| Kazakh | Африка шөл торғайы |
| Latvian | tuksneša zvirbulis |
| Lithuanian | Dykuminis žvirblis (simplex/saharae), dykuminis žvirblis |
| Macedonian | Пустинско врапче |
| Maltese | Għammiel tad-deżert |
| Manx | Sparroo yn 'aasagh |
| Mongolian | цөлийн боршувуу |
| Northern Sami | Sáttoábecihci, Sáttoábicihci |
| Norwegian | Ørkenspurv, ørkenspurv (simplex/saharae), ørkenspurv |
| Persian | گنجشک بیابانی |
| Polish | wróbel pustynny |
| Portuguese | pardal-do-deserto |
| Romanian | Vrabie de deşert |
| Russian | Сахарский воробей, Пустынный воробей, Воробей пустынный |
| Serbian | Afrički pustinjski vrabac, Pustinjski vrabac, Pustinjski vrabac (simplex/saharae) |
| Slovak | vrabec stepný |
| Slovenian | puščavski vrabec |
| Spanish | Gorrión Sahariano (simplex/saharae), Gorrión sahariano, Gorrión del Desierto |
| Swahili | Shomoro-jangwa |
| Swedish | ökensparv |
| Tatar | чүл чыпчыгы |
| Turkish | Çöl Serçesi |
| Ukrainian | горобець пустельний |
| Uzbek | Африка чўл чумчуғи |
| Welsh | Golfan diffeithwch |