Saxaul Sparrow

Taxobox
name = Saxaul Sparrow

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status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Passeridae
genus = "Passer"
species = "P. ammodendri"
binomial = "Passer ammodendri"
binomial_authority = Gould, 1872The Saxaul Sparrow ("Passer ammodendri") is a sparrow found in southern Russia, Turkestan, Mongolia and China. Its name is derived from the birds' close association with saxaul forests.

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern