| Swainson's sparrow | |
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| Near Debre Libanos, Ethiopia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passeridae |
| Genus: | Passer |
| Species: | P. swainsonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Passer swainsonii (Rüppell, 1840)
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Swainson's sparrow (Passer swainsonii) is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae. Sometimes considered a subspecies of the grey-headed sparrow, it occurs in northeastern Africa, largely in the Ethiopian Highlands. This sparrow was named after the English naturalist and illustrator William John Swainson.[2]
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Passer swainsonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22718237A131883133. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718237A131883133.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Boelens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird?: Common Bird Names and the People They Commemorate. Yale University Press. pp. 330–331. ISBN 0-300-10359-X.