Zarudny's Sparrow

When to see the Zarudny's Sparrow

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 2 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Zarudny's Sparrow

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Zarudny's Sparrow

Zarudny'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. This species has historically been classified as a subspecies of the desert sparrow, which is otherwise restricted to Africa. However, the species has a number of differences with the African species, including very similar plumage in adult males and females, which suggests this species is distinct enough to be considered separate, and possibly not most closely related to the African birds.

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Easily confused with

Abd al-Kuri SparrowPasser hemileucusThe male sparrow is brown and gray and has a streak on its back. Kordofan SparrowPasser cordofanicusThe Kordofan sparrow, also known as the Kordofan rufous sparrow, is a sparrow found only in southwestern Sudan and adjacent border regions of South Sudan and Chad. 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.