Arabian golden sparrow | |
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An illustration of an Arabian golden sparrow (above) and a yellow-throated petronia (below) by Henrik Grönvold | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Suborder: | Passeri |
Infraorder: | Passerida |
Superfamily: | Passeroidea |
Family: | Passeridae |
Genus: | Passer |
Species: | P. euchlorus |
Binomial name | |
Passer euchlorus (Bonaparte, 1851) |
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).