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 9 species which occur in Tanzania.
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus (I)
- Kenya Rufous Sparrow Passer rufocinctus
- Gray-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
- Parrot-billed Sparrow Passer gongonensis
- Swaheli Sparrow Passer suahelicus
- Southern Gray-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
- Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey
- Yellow-spotted Petronia Petronia pyrgita
- Yellow-throated Petronia Petronia superciliaris
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Tanzania
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