Sparrows
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Passeridae
Sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed-eaters, and they also consume small insects. There are 35 species worldwide and 11 species which occur in Ethiopia.
- Somali Sparrow Passer castanopterus
- Shelley's Rufous Sparrow Passer shelleyi
- Gray-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
- Swainson's Sparrow Passer swainsonii
- Parrot-billed Sparrow Passer gongonensis
- Sudan Golden-Sparrow Passer luteus
- Arabian Golden-Sparrow Passer euchlorus
- Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey
- Yellow-spotted Petronia Petronia pyrgita
- Bush Petronia Petronia dentata
- Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Ethiopia
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