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Shelley's Sparrow
Stefan Hirsch (© Macaulay Library)

Shelley's Sparrow

also known as Shelley's Rufous Sparrow
Passer shelleyi
BirdNET IDBN09144
Taxon groupAves
iNat observations51
Image sourceMacaulay Library ML248266751
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Description wikipedia

Shelley's sparrow (Passer shelleyi), also known as Shelley's rufous sparrow or the White Nile rufous sparrow, is a sparrow found in eastern Africa from South Sudan, southern Ethiopia, and north-western Somalia to northern Uganda and north-western Kenya. Formerly, it was considered as a subspecies of the Kenya sparrow. This species is named after English geologist and ornithologist George Ernest Shelley.

Translated Descriptions (5)

es wikipedia
El gorrión de Shelley (Passer shelleyi), también conocido como el gorrión rufo de Shelley o el gorrión rufo blanco del Nilo, es un gorrión encontrado en Sudán del Sur, Etiopía, Uganda y Kenia.​ Se considera a menudo una subespecie del gorrión de Kenia, que a su vez se considera una subespecie del gorrión grande.​ Esta especie se nombra así en honor del geólogo y ornitólogo inglés George Ernest Shelley.​
fr wikipedia
Le Moineau de Shelley (Passer shelleyi) est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des Passeridae, souvent considérée comme un sous-espèce du Moineau roux (Passer rufocinctus) elle-même parfois considérée comme une sous-espèce du Grand Moineau (Passer motitensis).
nl wikipedia
De Nijlmus (Passer shelleyi) is een zangvogel uit de familie van mussen (Passeridae).
sv wikipedia
Törnsparv (Passer shelleyi) är en fågel i familjen sparvfinkar inom ordningen tättingar.
tr wikipedia
Passer shelleyi, Serçegiller familyasından, Afrika'nın doğusunda Güney Sudan, Etiyopya'nın güneyi ve Somali'nin kuzeybatısından Uganda'nın kuzeyi ve Kenya'nın kuzeybatısına kadar olan bölgede yaşayan bir kuş türü. Önceden Passer rufocinctus türünün bir alt türü olarak kabul edilirdi. Epiteti olan shelleyi İngiliz jeolog ve ornitolog George Ernest Shelley'e ithafen verilmiştir.

Common Names (36 locales)

ar دوري شيللي
arz شليز سبارو
bg Абисинско врабче
ca pardal de Shelley
cs vrabec nilský
da Rift Valley-spurv
de Nilsperling
en Shelley's Sparrow
eo Ŝelia pasero
es Gorrión de Shelley
es_EC Gorrión de Shelley
es_ES Gorrión de Shelley
es_MX Gorrión de Shelley
et niiluse savannivarblane
fa گنجشک شلی
fr Moineau de Shelley
fy Savannemosk
hr riđoleđi vrabac
hu Shelley-veréb
ja シロナイルスズメ
nl Savannemus
no savannespurv
nv Tó wónaanídę́ę́ʼ tábąąh tsídiiłbáhí
pl wróbel nilowy
pnb شیلی چڑی
pt shelley's rufous sparrow
pt_PT Shelley's rufous sparrow
ru Нильский воробей
sk vrabec nílsky
sr Šelijev riđi vrabac
sv törnsparv
ta செல்லி சிட்டுக்குருவி
tr Shelley Serçesi
uk Горобець ефіопський
zh Shelley's Sparrow
zh-CN 雪莱棕麻雀

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#73153
eBirdshrspa1
Macaulay Libraryshrspa1
Xeno-CantoPasser shelleyi
observation.org#195078
GBIF5789138
AvibasePasser-shelleyi
BirdLife22736010