Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches

Passeridae · 43 species

Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches (Passeridae) is a family of 43 bird species in the order Passeriformes. They live mostly in shrubland, grassland, rock habitats. The smallest is the Sudan Golden Sparrow and the largest the Tibetan Snowfinch.

Abd al-Kuri Sparrow Passer hemileucus
Afghan Snowfinch Pyrgilauda theresae
Arabian Golden Sparrow Passer euchlorus
Black-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla adamsi
Blanford's Snowfinch Pyrgilauda blanfordi
Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus
Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey
Cinnamon Ibon Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus
Desert Sparrow Passer simplex
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
Great Sparrow Passer motitensis
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Iago Sparrow Passer iagoensis
Italian Sparrow Passer italiae
Kenya Sparrow Passer rufocinctus
Kordofan Sparrow Passer cordofanicus
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla
Parrot-billed Sparrow Passer gongonensis
Pere David's Snowfinch Pyrgilauda davidiana
Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus
Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
Rufous-necked Snowfinch Pyrgilauda ruficollis
Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus
Sahel Bush Sparrow Gymnoris dentata
Saxaul Sparrow Passer ammodendri
Shelley's Sparrow Passer shelleyi
Sind Sparrow Passer pyrrhonotus
Socotra Sparrow Passer insularis
Somali Sparrow Passer castanopterus
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus
Swahili Sparrow Passer suahelicus
Swainson's Sparrow Passer swainsonii
Tibetan Snowfinch Montifringilla henrici
White-rumped Snowfinch Onychostruthus taczanowskii
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis
Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow Gymnoris pyrgita
Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow Gymnoris superciliaris
Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis
Zarudny's Sparrow Passer zarudnyi