Socotra Sparrow

About the Socotra Sparrow

The Socotra sparrow is a passerine bird endemic to the islands of Socotra, Samhah, and Darsah in the Indian Ocean, off the Horn of Africa. The taxonomy of this species and its relatives is complex, with some authorities, including BirdLife International, recognising this species and the very similar Abd al-Kuri sparrow, as well as several from mainland Africa, as separate, and others lumping all these species and the probably unrelated Iago sparrow.

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Where the Socotra Sparrow lives

When to see the Socotra Sparrow

Peak activity in February · a winter visitor species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Arabian Golden SparrowPasser euchlorusThe Arabian golden sparrow 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. Somali SparrowPasser castanopterusThe Somali sparrow is a species of bird in the family Passeridae found in Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya. Zarudny's SparrowPasser zarudnyiZarudny's sparrow, also known as the Asian desert sparrow, is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae, which occurs in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and formerly in Iran.