Desert Sparrow

Passer simplex

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passeridae
Genus: Passer
eBird Code: desspa3

Subspecies (2)

Passer simplex saharae

Sahara of southeastern Morocco to Algeria, southern Tunisia, and central Libya
Passer simplex simplex

southern Sahara from Mali to northern Niger (Aïr Massif), northern Chad, and central Sudan

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (desspa3) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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