Swainson's Sparrow

Summary

Swainson's Sparrow is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #1,627 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Swainson's Sparrow's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Swainson's Sparrow is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• William Swainson is named after Swainson's Sparrow^[5].
• Swainson's Sparrow's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[6].
• Swainson's Sparrow is classified within Passer^[7].
• Swainson's Sparrow's scientific name is Passer swainsonii^[8].
• Swainson's Sparrow's Commons category is recorded as Passer swainsonii^[9].
• Swainson's Sparrow's Commons gallery is recorded as Passer swainsonii^[10].
• Swainson's Sparrow's original combination is recorded as Pyrgita swainsonii^[11].
• Swainson's Sparrow's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. swainsonii'}^[12].
• Swainson's Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'golfan Swainson'}^[13].
• Swainson's Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Swainson's Sparrow"}^[14].
• Swainson's Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Swainsonsperling'}^[15].
• Swainson's Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gorrión de Swainson'}^[16].
• Swainson's Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'pardal de Swainson'}^[17].
• Swainson's Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'vrabec Swainsonův'}^[18].
• Swainson's Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'دوري سوينسون'}^[19].
• Swainson's Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'vrabec Swainsonuv'}^[20].
• Swainson's Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Etioperspurv'}^[21].
• Swainson's Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Abyssinian Gray-headed Sparrow'}^[22].
• Swainson's Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Abyssinian Grey-headed Sparrow'}^[23].
• Swainson's Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Etioopia varblane'}^[24].
• Swainson's Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Etiopianvarpunen'}^[25].
• Swainson's Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Moineau de Swainson'}^[26].
• Swainson's Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Swainson-veréb'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Swainson's Sparrow is Passer swainsonii^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Passer^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'golfan Swainson'}^[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "it"}^[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Swainsonsperling'}^[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gorrión de Swainson'}^[16], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'pardal de Swainson'}^[17], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'vrabec Swainsonův'}^[18].

Discovery and Description

William Swainson is named after Swainson's Sparrow^[5].

Identifiers

Swainson's Sparrow's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 13869^[28]. Swainson's Sparrow's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5231212^[29]. Swainson's Sparrow's ITIS TSN is recorded as 561891^[30].

Why It Matters

Swainson's Sparrow ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #1,627 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]