Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

Passer griseus - Moineau gris

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Passéridés
Genus
:
Passer
Species
:
griseus

Descriptor

Vieillot, 1817

Biometrics

Size
: 15 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 18 à 43 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow (Passer griseus) is a species of bird in the Passeridae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Passer griseus griseus (Mauritania and Senegal to c and s Cameroon, s Chad and n Gabon, Bioko I.)
Passer griseus laeneni (e Mali through n Cameroon to w Sudan.)
Passer griseus ugandae (Eritrea, nw Ethiopia and e and s Sudan to DRCongo, s Gabon, n Namibia, n Zimbabwe and s Malawi.)

Foreign names

Moineau gris,
Gorrión gris,
pardal-de-cabeça-cinzenta-do-norte,
Graukopfsperling,
szürkefejű veréb,
Grijskopmus,
Passera testagrigia settentrionale,
bysparv,
Landsbyspurv,
vrabec sivohlavý,
vrabec šedohlavý,
Gråhovedet Spurv,
tuhkavarpunen,
Witkeelmossie (Noordelike Gryskopmossie),
pardal gris,
wróbel siwogłowy,
Сероголовый воробей,
ハイガシラスズメ,
灰头麻雀,
灰頭麻雀,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas