• Synonyms Rufous-backed Sparrow, Cape Verde Islands Sparrow, Great Sparrow, Cape Verde Sparrow, Igao Sparrow
  • Old latin name for bird Passer iagoenis, Passer brancoensis, Pyrgita iagoensis

Iago Sparrowbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, song, © Antonio Xeira
    Cape Verde
  • 2.
    Call, © Markus Jacobs
    Cape Verde
  • 3.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Cape Verde
  • 4.
    Call, song, © Marcin Sołowiej
    Cape Verde
  • 5.
    Song, © Bram Piot
    Cape Verde
  • 6.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Cape Verde
  • 7.
    Call, male, © Bram Piot
    Cape Verde
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Iago Sparrow

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion insular tropical nw Africa in drylands, fields and towns: Cape Verde Is. (all main islands; s Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGrootmossie
BulgarianРъждивогърбо врабче
Catalanpardal de Cap Verd
Chinese棕背麻雀
Chinese (Traditional)棕背麻雀
Croatianzelenortski vrabac
Czechvrabec kapverdský, vrabec ostrovní
DanishKap Verde-spurv
DutchKaapverdische Mus, Grote Bruine Mus
EsperantoBrundorsa pasero, Iagoa pasero
Estoniankapverdi varblane
Finnishkapverdenvarpunen
FrenchMoineau du Cap-Vert, Moineau de Saint-Iago, Moineau à dos roux, Moineau des îles du Cap Vert
FrisianKaapverdyske mosk
GalicianPardal de Cabo Verde
GermanKapverdensperling, Rostsperling
GreekΤραvoσπoυργίτης
Hebrewדרור כף ורדה
Hungarianzöld-foki veréb
IcelandicRoðaspör
IrishGealbhan droimrua
ItalianPassero di Capo Verde, Passera di Capo Verde
Japaneseケープベルデセアカスズメ, オオスズメ
LatvianKaboverdes zvirbulis
LithuanianRudanugaris žvirblis, Žaliojo Kyšulio salų žvirblis
MacedonianЈаго врапче
Northern SamiKappVerdecihci, Kapverdecihci
Norwegiankappverdespurv
Norwegian NynorskKappverdesporv
Polishwróbel rudogrzbiety
PortuguesePardal de Cabo Verde, pardal-de-cabo-verde
RomanianVrabie cu sprâncene roşcate
RussianКапверденский воробей, Кабо-вердианский воробей, Кабовердский воробей
SerbianZelenortski vrabac
Slovakvrabec čiernočelý
Slovenianzelenortski vrabec
SpanishGorrión de Cabo Verde, Gorrión Grande
SwahiliShomoro wa Cabo Verde
SwedishKap Verdesparv, kapverdesparv, Brunryggad sparv
Turkishİago serçesi, İago Serçesi
Ukrainianгоробець острівний
WelshGolfan Carbo Verde