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Arabian golden sparrow
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passeridae
Genus: Passer
Species: P. euchlorus
Binomial name
Passer euchlorus
(Bonaparte, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Auripasser euchlorus
  • Auripasser luteus euchlorus
  • Passer luteus euchlorus
An illustration of an Arabian golden sparrow (above) and a yellow-throated petronia (below) by Henrik Grönvold

The Arabian golden sparrow (Passer euchlorus) is a sparrow found in south west Arabia and also the coast of Somalia and Djibouti where it occurs in thorn savannah and scrub habitats. It is sometimes considered as a subspecies of the Sudan golden sparrow (Passer luteus).

It is sometimes kept as a pet.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Passer euchlorus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718281A94574276. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718281A94574276.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. Alshamlih, Mohammed; Alzayer, Mohamed; Hajwal, Faisal; Khalili, May; Khoury, Fares (January 2022). "Introduced birds of Saudi Arabia: Status and potential impacts". Journal of King Saud University - Science. 34 (1): 101651. doi:10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101651. ISSN 1018-3647.

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Old World sparrows (family: Passeridae)
GenusSpecies
Hypocryptadius
Passer
Carpospiza
Petronia
Gymnoris
Montifringilla
Onychostruthus
Pyrgilauda
Taxon identifiers
Passer euchlorus
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