Abd al-Kuri sparrow
| Abd al-Kuri sparrow | |
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| Female (above) and male (below) in an illustration by Henrik Grönvold
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passeridae |
| Genus: | Passer |
| Species: | P. hemileucus
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| Binomial name | |
| Passer hemileucus Ogilvie-Grant & Forbes, 1899
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| Distribution | |
The Abd al-Kuri sparrow (Passer hemileucus) is a
IOC World Bird List from December 2009.[5] It has a very restricted distribution, and a population of under 1,000 individuals, so despite not having any known threats it is considered a Vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List.[1][4]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Summers-Smith 1988, p. 92
- ^ Kirwan, Guy M. (2008). "Studies of Socotran Birds III. Morphological and mensural evidence for a 'new' species in the Rufous Sparrow Passer motitensis complex endemic to the island of Abd 'Al Kuri, with the validation of Passer insularis Sclater & Hartlaub, 1881". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 128 (2): 83–93.
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2010). "Species factsheet: Passer hemileucus". Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D., eds. (10 July 2011). "Species Updates – IOC Version 2.3". IOC World Bird List Version 2.9. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
Works cited
- Balfour, I. B.; Forbes, Henry O. (1903). "The Birds of Abd-el-Kuri". In Forbes, Henry O. (ed.). The Natural History of Sokotra and Abd-el-kuri. London: R. H. Porter.
- Ogilvie-Grant, W. R.; Forbes, Henry O. (May 1899). "The Expedition to Socotra I. Descriptions of the New Species of Birds". Bulletin of the Liverpool Museums Under the City Council. II (I).
- ISBN 0-85661-048-8.