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 5 species which occur in Zimbabwe.
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus (I)
- Great Rufous Sparrow Passer motitensis
- Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus
- Southern Gray-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
- Yellow-throated Petronia Petronia superciliaris
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Zimbabwe
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