• Synonyms Abyssinian Grey-headed Sparrow, Abyssinian Gray-headed Sparrow
  • Old latin name for bird Passer swainsoni, Passer abyssinicus, Pyrgita swainsonii

Swainson's Sparrowbird sounds *

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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
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    Call and song, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
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    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
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    Call, Song, © Rory Nefdt
    Ethiopia
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Swainson's Sparrow

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion ne African nonforest and anthropogenic habitats: nw Eritrea e through Ethiopia to Djibouti and n Somalia; s to e South Sudan and far n Kenya

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AzerbaijaniSvenson sərçəsi
BelarusianШэры верабей
Catalanpardal de Swainson
Chinese斯氏麻雀
Chinese (Traditional)史文森氏灰頭麻雀
Croatianistočnoafrički vrabac, Swainsonijev vrabac
CzechVrabec Swainsonuv, vrabec Swainsonův
DanishEtioperspurv
DutchSwainsonmus, Swainsons Mus, Swainson-mus
EsperantoSvainsona pasero, Etiopa pasero
Estonianetioopia varblane
FinnishEtiopianvarpunen
FrenchMoineau de Swainson
FrisianSwainsonmosk
GalicianPardal de Swainson
GermanSwainsonsperling
HungarianSwainson-veréb
ItalianPassera di Swainson, Passero di Swainson
Japaneseムジハイガシラスズメ, スウェンソンスズメ
LatvianSveinsona zvirbulis
LithuanianSveinsono žvirblis
Norwegianaskespurv
Norwegian NynorskOskesporv
Polishwróbel szary
Portuguesepardal-de-swainson
RussianАбиссинский воробей, Эфиопский воробей, Свенсонов воробей
SerbianEtiopski vrabac, Svensonov vrabac
Slovakvrabec susedský
SpanishGorrión de Swainson
SwahiliJurawa wa Swainson
Swedishetiopiensparv, Swainsonsparv
TurkishSwainson Serçesi
Ukrainianгоробець сірий
WelshGolfan Swainson