Passer

Also known as true sparrows

Passer is a genus of sparrows, also known as the true sparrows. The genus contains 28 species and includes the house sparrow and the Eurasian tree sparrow - two of the most common birds in the world. They are small birds with thick bills for eating seeds and are mostly coloured grey or brown. Native to the Old World, some species have been introduced throughout the world.

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Passer is a genus of small sparrows with thick seed-eating bills, colored mostly grey or brown, that includes about 28 species found across the world. It matters because it contains the house sparrow and Eurasian tree sparrow, two of the most abundant bird species globally, making them scientifically significant and ecologically important.

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Chordata

PHYLUM

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderPleuronectiformes
FamilyScophthalmidae

Habitatmarine

Observations recorded2,534,061,025

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Description
Distribution
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== Taxonomy== The genus Passer was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. The type species was subsequently designated as the house sparrow (Passer domesticus). The name Passer is the Latin word for "sparrow."