Species profile
Saxaul Sparrow
Passer ammodendri
Quick answer
Breeding regions are PAL. Breeding subregions are temperate c Palearctic in saxaul and riparian scrub, fields: patchily s Kazakhstan, n Xinjiang (nw China) and s, c Mongolia, s in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to n Gansu, w Inner Mongolia and n Ningxia (nc China).
- Scientific name
- Passer ammodendri
- Family
- Passeridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Passer
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Saxaul Sparrow in your journal
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Related species in Passeridae
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- Austrartamus melanops (Austrartamus melanops)
- Black-capped Social-Weaver (Pseudonigrita cabanisi)
- Cape Sparrow (Passer melanurus)
- Chestnut Sparrow (Passer eminibey)