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Cape Sparrow

Cape Sparrow

Cape Sparrow

Cape Sparrow

Cape Sparrow

Cape Sparrow

Cape Sparrow

Cape Sparrow

Cape Sparrow

Cape Sparrow

Cape Sparrow

Cape Sparrow

Passeriformes / Passeridae / Passer

Cape Sparrow

Passer melanurus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (capspa1) Avibase

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passeridae
Genus: Passer

Subspecies (3)

Passer melanurus damarensis

southwestern Angola to Namibia, eastward to Zimbabwe and northern South Africa (Northern Cape, North West, and northern Limpopo)
Passer melanurus melanurus

southwestern South Africa (southern Northern Cape and Western Cape eastward to Free State)
Passer melanurus vicinus

eastern South Africa (southern Limpopo to eastern Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Eastern Cape) and Lesotho

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (capspa1) Avibase

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.