rock spanish tree House Sparrow Passer domesticus Old World sparrow Passeridae considered Weaver Finch Family. It occurs natural
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Old World sparrow Passeridae considered Weaver Finch Family. It occurs naturally in most of Europe and much of Asia. It has also followed humans all over the world and has been intentionally or accidentally introduced to most of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, New Zealand and Australia as well as urban areas in other parts of the world. It is now the most widely distributed wild bird on the planet. In the United States it is also colloquially known as the English Sparrow to distinguish it from native species. A number of geographic races are named. They are differentiated on the basis of size and colour of the cheeks (grey in the west and white in the east) and the shades of the colouration particularly of the chestnut areas in the males. Birds of the western part of their native range are larger than those in the tropical South Asian populations. domesticus Europe persicus Zarudny and Kudaschev, 1916) (type locality, Karun River, Khuzistan). biblicus Hartert, 1910 (type locality, Sueme, Palestine) found in Palestine and Syria are paler and the colour of the chestnut area are not deep. The cheek is grey. hyrcanus Zarudny and Kudaschev, 1916 (type locality, Astrabad) southern Caspian from Talych in Transcaucasia to Gurgan (formerly Astrabad). bactrianus Zarudny and Kudaschev, Zarudny and Kudaschev 1916 (type locality, Tashkent) Turkestan, Afghanistan. semiretschieensis 1916 (type locality, according to Hartert, Djarkent and Verni). Semiryechensk Mountains in the eastern part of Russian Turkestan. Said to be like domesticus but lighter. parkini Whistler , 1920 (type locality, Srinagar, Kashmir) western Himalayas to Nepal (larger and more chestnut than indicus) indicus Jardine and Selby, 1831 found in India south of the Himalayas and Sri Lanka. This includes a race enigmaticus that is no longer recognized.
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