Passer Brisson 1760 (sparrow)

Aves - Passeriformes - Passeridae

Parent taxon: Passeridae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Livezey and Zusi 2007, Mlikovsky 2002 and Worthy 1997

Sister taxa: Montifringilla, Petronia

Subtaxa: Passer domesticus Passer hispaniolensis Passer insularis Passer montanus

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of France (2 collections), New Zealand (10), Spain (1), Yemen (2)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (1)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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