Great Rufous Sparrow Passer motitensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Subspecies (3)
Denis Summers-Smith
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 13, 2019
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 13, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Grootmossie |
| Dutch | Roestmus |
| English | Great Rufous Sparrow |
| English (South Africa) | Great Sparrow |
| English (United States) | Great Rufous Sparrow |
| French | Grand Moineau |
| French (France) | Grand Moineau |
| German | Rostsperling |
| Japanese | オオスズメ |
| Norwegian | akasiespurv |
| Polish | wróbel rdzawy |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Pardal-grande |
| Russian | Большой воробей |
| Serbian | Crvenosmeđi vrabac |
| Slovak | vrabec hrdzavý |
| Spanish | Gorrión Grande |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gorrión grande |
| Swedish | akaciasparv |
| Turkish | Büyük Serçe |
| Ukrainian | Горобець великий |
Passer motitensis Smith, 1836
PROTONYM:
Passer motitensis
Smith, 1836. Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa from the Cape of Good Hope (etc.) pt. 27, p.50.
TYPE LOCALITY:
60 miles south of Orange River ; restricted to near Hopetown, northern Cape Province by Macdonald (1957, Contr. Orn. W. South Africa, p. 157).
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PASSER
- passer
- motitensis
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Great Rufous Sparrow