The "Old World" sparrows belong to the Passeridae family. They look similar to the "New World" sparrows which belong to the Emberizidae family.
Genus Passer
Sparrow, Cape Passer melanurus Found: Africa
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) Dick Daniels - South Africa 7) Arno Meintjes
1, 2, 3) Female 4 - 7) Male
Sparrow, Eurasian Tree aka Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Found: North America, Europe, Asia, Australia (introduced)
Photographed by: 1) Andreas Trepte 2) Laitche - Osaka, Japan
2) Adult of subspecies P. m. saturatus
Sparrow, House Passer domesticus Found: Africa, Asia. Introduced to North America and elsewhere.
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) Dick Daniels in many places 8) Ted Grussing
Last 3 pix are females.
Sparrow, Kenya aka Kenya Rufous Sparrow Passer rufocinctus Found:
Africa Photographed by: 1, 2) Darren Bellerby - Hell's Gate National Park, Naivasha, Kenya
Sparrow, Northern Grey-headed aka Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus Found: Africa
Photographed by: 1) Dick Daniels - Tanzania
Sparrow, Parrot-billed Passer gongonensis Found: Africa
The Parrot-billed Sparrow is considererd by some to be a subspecies of the Northern Grey-headed Sparrow.
Sparrow, Spanish Passer hispaniolensis Found: Meditteranean Region and Asia
The closest relative to Spanish Sparrow is the House Sparrow. They interbreed and it can be difficult to determine if a Spanish Sparrow is really a hybrid.
2) Frank Vassen on the Canary Island of Lanzarote 3) Francesco Canu - Laerru, Sardinia, Italy
Sparrow, Southern Grey-headed Passer diffusus Found: Africa
Photographed by: Alan Manson - South Africa
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