Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches

Socotra Sparrow

Passer insularis

The Socotra Sparrow (Passer insularis) is a 27 g scrub bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

27 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

1

Recorded in Yemen.

Where to see it: Dixem Plateau (Yemen); Qalansiyah (Yemen); Socotra (Yemen); Wadi Sirhan (Yemen).

Photo: (c) Morten Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist