Arabian Golden Sparrow

Passer euchlorus (Bonaparte, 1850)

14 gWeight

The Arabian golden sparrow (Passer euchlorus) is a sparrow found in south west Arabia and also the coast of Somalia and Djibouti where it occurs in thorn savannah and scrub habitats.

Most records: Israel, Saudi Arabia, Djibouti

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Arabian Golden Sparrow has been recorded at 5 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE)Israel14 records
Camp LemonnierDjibouti5 records
Djibouti City – Kempinski HotelDjibouti1 record

More places

Decan Wildlife RefugeDjibouti1 record
Abraq Al-HabariKuwait1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Israel Saudi Arabia Djibouti Kuwait

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Arabian golden sparrow (Passer euchlorus) is a sparrow found in south west Arabia and also the coast of Somalia and Djibouti where it occurs in thorn savannah and scrub habitats. It is sometimes considered as a subspecies of the Sudan golden sparrow (Passer luteus).

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia

Questions

How big is the Arabian Golden Sparrow?

The Arabian Golden Sparrow weighs around 14 g.

Where does the Arabian Golden Sparrow live?

Its breeding range: Africa, Palearctic: northeastern Africa and southwestern Arabian Peninsula in arid thornbush and fields: coastal southwestern, south-central, central Saudi Arabia and western, central Yemen (southwestern Arabian Peninsula), Djibouti and northwestern Somalia. It is most often recorded in Israel, Saudi Arabia and Djibouti.

Is the Arabian Golden Sparrow endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Arabian Golden Sparrow as Least Concern.

What does the Arabian Golden Sparrow eat?

Main food: Seeds.

What family is the Arabian Golden Sparrow in?

It belongs to the family Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches (Passeridae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight: 14 g
Habitat: Shrubland
Diet: Seeds
Lifestyle: Active on the ground
Migration: Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation: Least Concern

More measurements

Wing: 59 mm
Tail: 49 mm
Bill: 10 mm
Tarsus: 16 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa, Palearctic: northeastern Africa and southwestern Arabian Peninsula in arid thornbush and fields: coastal southwestern, south-central, central Saudi Arabia and western, central Yemen (southwestern Arabian Peninsula), Djibouti and northwestern Somalia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2