Desert Sparrow / Passer simplex LC
- Synonyms Desert Sparrow (Desert), Southern Desert Sparrow, African Desert Sparrow
- Old latin name for bird Fringilla simplex
Desert Sparrowbird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
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Where to see Desert Sparrow
- 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 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 |
Species Name in Other Languages
| 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 pouštní, vrabec pustinný |
| Danish | Ørkenspurv |
| Dutch | Woestijnmus, Woestijnmus (simplex/saharae) |
| Esperanto | Dezertpasero, Dezertopasero |
| Estonian | kõrbevarblane |
| Faroese | Oyðuspurvur |
| Finnish | aavikkovarpunen |
| French | Moineau blanc [nominal], Moineau blanc, 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 | Passera del deserto, Passera del deserto africana, Passero del deserto |
| Japanese | サバクスズメ, サバクスズメ (simplex/saharae), スズメ |
| Kazakh | Африка шөл торғайы |
| Latvian | tuksneša zvirbulis |
| Lithuanian | dykuminis žvirblis, Dykuminis žvirblis (simplex/saharae) |
| Macedonian | Пустинско врапче |
| Maltese | Għammiel tad-deżert |
| Manx | Sparroo yn 'aasagh |
| Mongolian | цөлийн боршувуу |
| Northern Sami | Sáttoábecihci, Sáttoábicihci |
| Norwegian | ørkenspurv, ørkenspurv (simplex/saharae) |
| Persian | گنجشک بیابانی |
| Polish | wróbel pustynny |
| Portuguese | pardal-do-deserto |
| Romanian | Vrabie de deşert |
| Russian | Пустынный воробей, Воробей пустынный, Сахарский воробей |
| Serbian | Afrički pustinjski vrabac, Pustinjski vrabac, Pustinjski vrabac (simplex/saharae) |
| Slovak | vrabec stepný |
| Slovenian | puščavski vrabec |
| Spanish | Gorrión del Desierto, Gorrión sahariano, Gorrión Sahariano (simplex/saharae) |
| Swahili | Shomoro-jangwa |
| Swedish | ökensparv |
| Tatar | чүл чыпчыгы |
| Turkish | Çöl Serçesi |
| Ukrainian | горобець пустельний |
| Uzbek | Африка чўл чумчуғи |
| Welsh | Golfan diffeithwch |