Passeriformes / Passeridae / Passer

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

Passer griseus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Passer griseus griseus

southern Mauritania and Senegal to Cameroon, western Central African Republic, and southern Chad, southward to northern Gabon
Passer griseus laeneni

Mali to far northern Cameroon and west-central Sudan
Passer griseus ugandae

eastern Sudan, Eritrea and northwestern Ethiopia southward to southern Gabon, Angola, northern Namibia, northern Zimbabwe, Malawi, and central Tanzania

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.