Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches

Saxaul Sparrow

Passer ammodendri

The Saxaul Sparrow (Passer ammodendri) is a 29 g desert bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

29 g

Habitat

Desert

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

6

Recorded in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, ZZ.

Where to see it: Repetek қорығы (Repetek Nature Reserve) (Turkmenistan); Repetek reserve (Turkmenistan); Taukum Desert · General Area (Kazakhstan); Zerevshan National Reserve (Uzbekistan); Kanshengel · General Area (Kazakhstan).

Photo: (c) Andrew Bazdyrev, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist