Sudan golden sparrow

Sudan golden sparrow
A male in the National Aviary, Pittsburgh, U.S.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passeridae
Genus: Passer
Species:
P. luteus
Binomial name
Passer luteus
Synonyms[2]
  • Fringilla lutea Lichtenstein, 1823

The Sudan golden sparrow (Passer luteus) is a small species of bird in the sparrow family found in sub-Saharan Africa. It is a famous cage bird, and in aviculture, it is known as the golden song sparrow. The Arabian golden sparrow and this species are sometimes considered one species, as the "golden sparrow".

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Passer luteus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22718276A132116442. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718276A132116442.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SummersTaxo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).