sparrow - Species list, Sparrows in literature

A small songbird, native to the Old World, with some introduced in the New World and Australasia; plumage usually brown/grey; inhabits open country and habitation. The name is also used for some buntings, accentors, and estrildid ‘finches’. (Family: Ploceidae, c.37 species; but some authorities place the sparrow in a separate family Passeridae.)

iOld World sparrows
House Sparrow
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae Illiger, 1811
Genera
Passer Petronia Carpospiza Montifringilla

This article is about "true sparrows," the Old World sparrows in the family Passeridae.

Species list

Passer, the true sparrows Saxaul Sparrow, Passer ammodendri House Sparrow, Passer domesticus Spanish Sparrow, Passer hispaniolensis Sind Sparrow, Passer pyrrhonotus Somali Sparrow, Passer castanopterus Cinnamon Sparrow or Russet Sparrow, Passer rutilans Pegu Sparrow or Plain-backed Sparrow, Passer flaveolus Dead Sea Sparrow, Passer moabiticus Rufous Sparrow, Passer motitensis Socotra Sparrow, Passer insularis Iago Sparrow or Cape Verde Sparrow, Passer iagoensis Cape Sparrow or Mossie, Passer melanurus Grey-headed Sparrow, Passer griseus Swainson's Sparrow, Passer swainsonii Parrot-billed Sparrow, Passer gongonensis Swaheli Sparrow, Passer suahelicus Southern Grey-headed Sparrow, Passer diffusus Desert Sparrow, Passer simplex Tree Sparrow, Passer montanus Sudan Golden Sparrow, Passer luteus Arabian Golden Sparrow, Passer euchlorus Chestnut Sparrow, Passer eminibey Italian Sparrow, Passer italiae Kenya Rufous Sparrow, Passer rufocinctus Kordofan Rufous Sparrow, Passer cordofanicus Shelley's Rufous Sparrow, Passer shelleyi Asian Desert Sparrow, Passer zarudnyi Petronia, the rock sparrows Yellow-spotted Petronia, Petronia pyrgita Chestnut-shouldered Petronia, Petronia xanthocollis Yellow-throated Petronia, Petronia superciliaris Bush Petronia, Petronia dentata Rock Sparrow, Petronia petronia Carpospiza, Pale Rockfinch Pale Rockfinch, Carpospiza brachydactyla Montifringilla, the snowfinches White-winged Snowfinch, Montifringilla nivalis Black-winged Snowfinch, Montifringilla adamsi White-rumped Snowfinch, Montifringilla taczanowskii Père David's Snowfinch, Montifringilla davidiana Rufous-necked Snowfinch, Montifringilla ruficollis Blanford's Snowfinch, Montifringilla blanfordi Afghan Snowfinch, Montifringilla theresae Tibetan Snowfinch, Montifringilla henrici

Sparrows in literature

References to sparrows in literature usually refer to the House Sparrow.