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Southern Gray-headed Sparrow

Passer diffusus
Family
Old World Sparrows
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
sghspa2, SGHS
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyOld World Sparrows (Passeridae)
SpeciesPasser diffusus
Codessghspa2, SGHS
Identification

The Southern Gray-headed Sparrow (Passer diffusus) is a member of the Old World Sparrows family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code sghspa2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Old World Sparrows
Cinnamon Ibon
Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus
Saxaul Sparrow
Passer ammodendri
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Italian Sparrow
Passer italiae
Spanish Sparrow
Passer hispaniolensis
Sind Sparrow
Passer pyrrhonotus
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow photo
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Passer diffusus

Family: Old World Sparrows

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: sghspa2