Swainson's Sparrow
Passer swainsonii
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The Swainson's sparrow is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae. Sometimes considered a subspecies of the grey-headed sparrow, it occurs in northeastern Africa, largely in the Ethiopian Highlands. This sparrow was named after the English naturalist and illustrator William Swainson.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Passeridae
- Genus
- Passer