Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Old World Sparrows :: Dead Sea Sparrow

Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus

Described by: Tristram (1864)
Alternate common name(s): Scrub Sparrow
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Tirat Zevi Fish Ponds, Israel - Mar 25, 2002 © Joseph W. Hammond  Tirat Zevi Fish Ponds, Israel - Mar 25, 2002 © Joseph W. Hammond  Syria - Apr 26, 2006 © Aurélien Audevard  Syria - Apr 26, 2006 © Aurélien Audevard  Syria - Apr 26, 2006 © Aurélien Audevard 
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Range

Fragmented distribution;
(1) Sc. Turkey. Dead Sea region. Jordan (Wadi Mujib and Wadi Dana-Finan). E. Iraq (Tigris-Euphrates Valley) and sw. Iran.
(2) E. Iran and w. Afghanistan.
Winters e. to Pakistan.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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