Listen to the Kenya sparrow
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About the Kenya sparrow
The Kenya sparrow is a bird in the family Passeridae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 27 g.
What does the Kenya sparrow sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The Kenya sparrow (Passer rufocinctus), also known as the Kenya rufous sparrow, is a sparrow found in Kenya and Tanzania. It tends to be found in dry wooded savannah and agricultural areas. Some authorities have lumped the great sparrow (P. motitensis), the Kenya sparrow, and the Socotra sparrow (P. insularis) into P. motitensis following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993). Some authorities also lump Shelley's sparrow and the Kordofan sparrow with this species, or all three with the great sparrow.
Related birds in the genus Passer
More from the family Passeridae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Kenya sparrow sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Kenya sparrow on this page, including its call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Kenya sparrow endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Kenya sparrow as “least concern”.
What family does the Kenya sparrow belong to?
The Kenya sparrow (Passer rufocinctus) belongs to the family Passeridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya by Anne – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1316034 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Kenya sparrow – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Lip Kee Yap – CC BY-SA 2.0