Passeridae
Rufous Tailed Weaver
19 March 2010 11:04

Photo copyright: AS/monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Ngorongoro Crater • Oct 2009
Bird name: Rufous Tailed Weaver
Latin: Histurgops ruficauda
Other: Histurgops ruficaudus
Family: Passeridae • Old World Sparrows
Some nice pics of a Rufous-tailed Weaver in Ngorongoro. The Rufous-tailed Weaver is endemic to Kenya and Tanzania.
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Northern Grey Headed Sparrow
08 March 2010 16:29

Photo copyright: A/monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Angola • Nov 2009
Bird name: Grey Headed Sparrow
Latin: Passer griseus
Other: Northern Grey Headed Sparrow, Gray-headed Sparrow
Family: Passeridae • Sparrows
Here is the Northern Grey-headed Sparrow, Africa’s answer to the House Sparrow.More photos...
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
07 March 2010 18:53

Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Italy - Romania • May 2009
Bird name: Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Latin: Passer montanus
Other: Moineau friquet (Fr)
Family: Passeridae • Sparrows
The Tree Sparrow is far less common than the similar House Sparrow and can be easily differentiated by the small patch of black on its cheek and wholly rufous top of head. Also found throughout Europe and much of Asia.More photos...
Italian Sparrow
07 February 2010 21:53

Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Lake Garda, Italy. May 2009
Bird name: Italian Sparrow
Latin: Passer italiae
Other: Passer hispaniolensis • Passera d'Italia (It), passero italiano • Italiensperling (De)
Family: Passeridae • Sparrows
Range: Mainland Italy, Corsica, Sicily
The Italian Sparrow is sometimes considered a subspecies of Spanish Sparrow or hybrid with House Sparrow.
The male has a full chestnut cap and white cheeks like the Spanish Sparrow but pale belly without black spotting, so unlike the Spanish Sparrow in that respect.
The female (below) looks like the female House Sparrow, but identified here by proximity to males.
Some possible photos of courtship below in “more photos”. She pecks him on the head, they both bow and display plumage.
Alternatively, It seems these may not be courtship scenes at all. Two other theories are that the female may be competing aggressively for food (I had a sandwich), which happens the during breeding season. Or she may be an invasive House Sparrow and attacking the male Italian Sparrow for territory.
These photos were taken by Lake Garda in Northern Italy, a typical location for the Italian Sparrow.
More photos...House Sparrow
22 March 2009 15:26


Photos copyright: monacoeye • Camargue, France • Mar 2009 • Do not copy without permission
Bird name: House Sparrow
Latin: Passer domesticus
Other: Moineau domestique
Family: Passeridae • Sparrows
Photo: monacoeye • Camargue • Mar 2009
A ringed female House Sparrow above. Detail of male below. Widespread in Europe and even quite visible in Americas.More photos...
Passeridae - Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
18 January 2008 23:12
213 Passeridae - Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches - IOC 2.5 - 2010
Plocepasser mahali - White-browed Sparrow-Weaver - E, S Africa
Plocepasser superciliosus - Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver - W, C, E Africa
Plocepasser donaldsoni - Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver - E Africa
Plocepasser rufoscapulatus - Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver - SC Africa
Histurgops ruficauda - Rufous-tailed Weaver - Tanzania
Pseudonigrita arnaudi - Grey-capped Social Weaver - EC, E Africa
Pseudonigrita cabanisi - Black-capped Social Weaver - E Africa
Philetairus socius - Sociable Weaver - SW Africa
Passer ammodendri - Saxaul Sparrow - SC Eurasia
Passer domesticus - House Sparrow - Widespread Eurasia, Asia, Africa, introduced worldwide
Passer hispaniolensis - Spanish Sparrow - SW, SC, Eurasia, also N Africa - Italian Sparrow
Passer pyrrhonotus - Sind Sparrow - SC Eurasia - NB name
Passer castanopterus - Somali Sparrow - E Africa
Passer rutilans - Russet Sparrow - Afghanistan to Japan & Southeast Asia
Passer flaveolus - Plain-backed Sparrow - Burma to S Vietnam
Passer moabiticus - Dead Sea Sparrow - Israel to W Pakistan
Passer iagoensis - Iago Sparrow - Cape Verde Is
Passer motitensis - Great Sparrow - S Africa
Passer insularis - Socotra Sparrow - Socotra Island
Passer hemileucus - Abd al-Kuri Sparrow - Abd al-Kuri Island, W of Socotra - Split from Socotra Sparrow P. insularis
Passer rufocinctus - Kenya Sparrow - E Africa
Passer shelleyi - Shelley's Sparrow - S Sudan, S Ethiopia, N Uganda, NW Kenya, NW Somalia - Split from Kenya (Rufous) Sparrow P. rufocinctus
Passer cordofanicus - Kordofan Sparrow - E Chad and WC Sudan - Split from Kenya (Rufous) Sparrow P. rufocinctus
Passer melanurus - Cape Sparrow - S Africa
Passer griseus - Northern Grey-headed Sparrow - W, C Africa
Passer swainsonii - Swainson's Sparrow - E Africa
Passer gongonensis - Parrot-billed Sparrow - E Africa
Passer suahelicus - Swahili Sparrow - E Africa
Passer diffusus - Southern Grey-headed Sparrow - SE, S Africa
Passer simplex - Desert Sparrow - SW Asia to N Africa
Passer montanus - Eurasian Tree Sparrow - Widespread Eurasia, Asia
Passer luteus - Sudan Golden Sparrow - W, C, NE Africa
Passer euchlorus - Arabian Golden Sparrow - SW Arabian Peninsula, Eurasia, also N Somalia
Passer eminibey - Chestnut Sparrow - E Africa
Carpospiza brachydactyla - Pale Rockfinch - SC Eurasia - NE Africa
Petronia petronia - Rock Sparrow - SW, SC, Eurasia, also NW Africa
Gymnoris superciliaris - Yellow-throated Petronia - SC, S Africa
Gymnoris dentata - Bush Petronia - W, C, E, Africa, also SW Arabian Peninsula
Gymnoris pyrgita - Yellow-spotted Petronia - W, C, E Africa
Gymnoris xanthocollis - Yellow-throated Sparrow - Turkey to India & Sri Lanka
Montifringilla nivalis - White-winged Snowfinch - SW, SC Eurasia
Montifringilla henrici - Henri's Snowfinch - Tibet
Montifringilla adamsi - Tibetan Snowfinch - Tibet, Nepal
Onychostruthus taczanowskii - White-rumped Snowfinch - Tibet, W China
Pyrgilauda davidiana - Pere David's Snowfinch - C Eurasia
Pyrgilauda ruficollis - Rufous-necked Snowfinch - Tibet, Nepal, W China
Pyrgilauda blanfordi - Blanford's Snowfinch - Tibet, Nepal, W China
Pyrgilauda theresae - Afghan Snowfinch - SC Eurasia
Plocepasser mahali - White-browed Sparrow-Weaver - E, S Africa
Plocepasser superciliosus - Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver - W, C, E Africa
Plocepasser donaldsoni - Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver - E Africa
Plocepasser rufoscapulatus - Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver - SC Africa
Histurgops ruficauda - Rufous-tailed Weaver - Tanzania
Pseudonigrita arnaudi - Grey-capped Social Weaver - EC, E Africa
Pseudonigrita cabanisi - Black-capped Social Weaver - E Africa
Philetairus socius - Sociable Weaver - SW Africa
Passer ammodendri - Saxaul Sparrow - SC Eurasia
Passer domesticus - House Sparrow - Widespread Eurasia, Asia, Africa, introduced worldwide
Passer hispaniolensis - Spanish Sparrow - SW, SC, Eurasia, also N Africa - Italian Sparrow
Passer pyrrhonotus - Sind Sparrow - SC Eurasia - NB name
Passer castanopterus - Somali Sparrow - E Africa
Passer rutilans - Russet Sparrow - Afghanistan to Japan & Southeast Asia
Passer flaveolus - Plain-backed Sparrow - Burma to S Vietnam
Passer moabiticus - Dead Sea Sparrow - Israel to W Pakistan
Passer iagoensis - Iago Sparrow - Cape Verde Is
Passer motitensis - Great Sparrow - S Africa
Passer insularis - Socotra Sparrow - Socotra Island
Passer hemileucus - Abd al-Kuri Sparrow - Abd al-Kuri Island, W of Socotra - Split from Socotra Sparrow P. insularis
Passer rufocinctus - Kenya Sparrow - E Africa
Passer shelleyi - Shelley's Sparrow - S Sudan, S Ethiopia, N Uganda, NW Kenya, NW Somalia - Split from Kenya (Rufous) Sparrow P. rufocinctus
Passer cordofanicus - Kordofan Sparrow - E Chad and WC Sudan - Split from Kenya (Rufous) Sparrow P. rufocinctus
Passer melanurus - Cape Sparrow - S Africa
Passer griseus - Northern Grey-headed Sparrow - W, C Africa
Passer swainsonii - Swainson's Sparrow - E Africa
Passer gongonensis - Parrot-billed Sparrow - E Africa
Passer suahelicus - Swahili Sparrow - E Africa
Passer diffusus - Southern Grey-headed Sparrow - SE, S Africa
Passer simplex - Desert Sparrow - SW Asia to N Africa
Passer montanus - Eurasian Tree Sparrow - Widespread Eurasia, Asia
Passer luteus - Sudan Golden Sparrow - W, C, NE Africa
Passer euchlorus - Arabian Golden Sparrow - SW Arabian Peninsula, Eurasia, also N Somalia
Passer eminibey - Chestnut Sparrow - E Africa
Carpospiza brachydactyla - Pale Rockfinch - SC Eurasia - NE Africa
Petronia petronia - Rock Sparrow - SW, SC, Eurasia, also NW Africa
Gymnoris superciliaris - Yellow-throated Petronia - SC, S Africa
Gymnoris dentata - Bush Petronia - W, C, E, Africa, also SW Arabian Peninsula
Gymnoris pyrgita - Yellow-spotted Petronia - W, C, E Africa
Gymnoris xanthocollis - Yellow-throated Sparrow - Turkey to India & Sri Lanka
Montifringilla nivalis - White-winged Snowfinch - SW, SC Eurasia
Montifringilla henrici - Henri's Snowfinch - Tibet
Montifringilla adamsi - Tibetan Snowfinch - Tibet, Nepal
Onychostruthus taczanowskii - White-rumped Snowfinch - Tibet, W China
Pyrgilauda davidiana - Pere David's Snowfinch - C Eurasia
Pyrgilauda ruficollis - Rufous-necked Snowfinch - Tibet, Nepal, W China
Pyrgilauda blanfordi - Blanford's Snowfinch - Tibet, Nepal, W China
Pyrgilauda theresae - Afghan Snowfinch - SC Eurasia