The Arabian golden sparrow (Passer euchlorus) is a sparrow found in south west Arabia and also the coast of Somalia and Djibouti where it occurs in thorn savannah and scrub habitats. It is sometimes considered as a subspecies of the Sudan golden sparrow (Passer luteus).
| Arabian golden sparrow | |
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| An illustration of an Arabian golden sparrow (above) and a yellow-throated petronia (below) by Henrik Grönvold | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passeridae |
| Genus: | Passer |
| Species: | P. euchlorus
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| Passer euchlorus (Bonaparte, 1850)
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It is sometimes kept as a pet.[2]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Passer euchlorus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718281A94574276. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718281A94574276.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Alshamlih, Mohammed; Alzayer, Mohamed; Hajwal, Faisal; Khalili, May; Khoury, Fares (January 2022). "Introduced birds of Saudi Arabia: Status and potential impacts". Journal of King Saud University - Science. 34 (1): 101651. doi:10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101651. ISSN 1018-3647.
External links
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Media related to Passer euchlorus at Wikimedia Commons- Arabian golden sparrow at the Internet Bird Collection
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