Cape Sparrow
Passer melanurus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Passeridae
- Genus
- Passer
- eBird Code
- capspa1
Subspecies (3)
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Passer melanurus damarensis
southwestern Angola to Namibia, eastward to Zimbabwe and northern South Africa (Northern Cape, North West, and northern Limpopo)
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Passer melanurus melanurus
southwestern South Africa (southern Northern Cape and Western Cape eastward to Free State)
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Passer melanurus vicinus
eastern South Africa (southern Limpopo to eastern Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Eastern Cape) and Lesotho
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.