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Cape Sparrow

Passer melanurus
(Müller, PLS, 1776)
Gorrión de El Cabo
Family: Passeridae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Loxia melanura.

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Photography ID: 244963
♀  Adult
Johannesburgo
Gauteng
South Africa
08/23/2015
Luis Cesar Tejo
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Photography ID: 109410
♂  Adult
Roodeport
Gauteng
South Africa
06/21/2015
Luis Cesar Tejo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
194574913/10/2023South AfricaGautengWalter Sisulu Botanical Gardens, Johannesburgo1Luis Cesar Tejo
114790625/11/2019South AfricaGautengWalter Sisulu Botanical Gardens, Johannesburgo4Luis Cesar Tejo
69119223/08/2015South AfricaGautengJohannesburgoLuis Cesar Tejo
31438521/06/2015South AfricaGautengWalter Sisulu Botanical Garden, RoodeportLuis Cesar Tejo
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Cape Sparrow (Passer melanurus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.