Southern Gray-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (27)
- Subspecies (4)
Denis Summers-Smith
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 2, 2019
Text last updated July 2, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gryskopmossie |
| Bulgarian | Южно сивоглаво врабче |
| Catalan | pardal sud-africà |
| Croatian | južnoafrički vrabac |
| Dutch | Mozambikaanse mus |
| English | Southern Gray-headed Sparrow |
| English (AVI) | Southern Grey-headed Sparrow |
| English (United States) | Southern Gray-headed Sparrow |
| Estonian | hallpea-varblane |
| Finnish | eteläntuhkavarpunen |
| French | Moineau sud-africain |
| French (Canada) | Moineau sud-africain |
| German | Damarasperling |
| Icelandic | Tunglspör |
| Japanese | ミナミハイガシラスズメ |
| Norwegian | kraalspurv |
| Polish | wróbel blady |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Pardal-de-cabeça-cinzenta-meridional |
| Russian | Дамарский воробей |
| Serbian | Južni sivoglavi vrabac |
| Slovak | vrabec obratníkový |
| Spanish | Gorrión Sudafricano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gorrión sudafricano |
| Swedish | sydafrikasparv |
| Turkish | Güneyli Bozbaş Serçe |
| Ukrainian | Горобець блідий |
| Zulu | ujolwanokhandampunga |
Passer diffusus (Smith, 1836)
PROTONYM:
Pyrgita diffusa
Smith, 1836. Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa from the Cape of Good Hope (etc.), p.50.
TYPE LOCALITY:
between the Orange River and the tropic ; restricted to near Kuruman by Maedonald and Hall (1957, Ann. Transvaal Mus., 23, p. 35).
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PASSER
- passer
- diffusa / diffusus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Introduction
Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Passer diffusus diffusus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
W and S Angola E to SW and S Zambia, S to Namibia (except SW), Botswana, W Zimbabwe and W South Africa (except much of SW).
Passer diffusus diffusus (Smith, 1836)
PROTONYM:
Pyrgita diffusa
Smith, 1836. Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa from the Cape of Good Hope (etc.), p.50.
TYPE LOCALITY:
between the Orange River and the tropic ; restricted to near Kuruman by Maedonald and Hall (1957, Ann. Transvaal Mus., 23, p. 35).
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PASSER
- passer
- diffusa / diffusus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Passer diffusus luangwae Scientific name definitions
Distribution
upper Luangwa Valley, in E Zambia.
Passer diffusus luangwae Benson, 1956
PROTONYM:
Passer diffusus luangwae
Benson, 1956. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 76 (3), p.40.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mupamadzi River, Luangwa Valley, Northern Rhodesia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PASSER
- passer
- diffusa / diffusus
- luangwae
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Passer diffusus mosambicus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
SE Tanzania and N Mozambique.
Passer diffusus mosambicus Van Someren, 1921
PROTONYM:
Passer griseus mosambicus
Van Someren, 1921. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 41, p.114.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Lumbo, Portuguese East Africa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PASSER
- passer
- diffusa / diffusus
- mosambica / mosambicus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Passer diffusus stygiceps Scientific name definitions
Distribution
SE Zambia, S Malawi, N and E Zimbabwe, C and S Mozambique, NE and E South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho.
Passer diffusus stygiceps Clancey, 1954
PROTONYM:
Passer griseus stygiceps
Clancey, 1954. Durban Museum Novitates 4 pt9, p.116.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PASSER
- passer
- diffusa / diffusus
- stygiceps
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
