Listen to the northern grey-headed sparrow
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About the northern grey-headed sparrow
The northern grey-headed sparrow is a bird in the family Passeridae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 28 g.
What does the northern grey-headed 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 dawn song. 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 northern grey-headed sparrow (Passer griseus), also known as the grey-headed sparrow, is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae, which is resident in much of tropical Africa. It occurs in a wide range of open habitats, including open woodlands and human habitation, often occupying the same niche as the house sparrow does in Eurasia.
The adult northern grey-headed sparrow has a pale grey head with a white moustache stripe, pale brown upperparts, whitish underparts and chestnut wings with a small white shoulder patch. The sexes are similar, but young birds are slightly duller and lack the white wing patch. There are three subspecies, differing in plumage tone, especially with regard to the darkness of the head.
Related birds in the genus Passer
More from the family Passeridae
Frequently asked questions
What does a northern grey-headed sparrow sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the northern grey-headed sparrow on this page, including its dawn song. 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 northern grey-headed sparrow endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the northern grey-headed sparrow as “least concern”.
What family does the northern grey-headed sparrow belong to?
The northern grey-headed sparrow (Passer griseus) belongs to the family Passeridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Dawn song · kikatiti, Meru, Arusha Region, Tanzania by paulo kivuyo – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1316022 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Northern grey-headed sparrow – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Diego Delso – CC BY-SA 4.0