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Chestnut sparrow

Passer eminibey (Hartlaub, 1880)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The chestnut sparrow (Passer eminibey) is a species in the family Passeridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 13.4 g to 14.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Chestnut sparrow (Passer eminibey)
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Quick facts about the chestnut sparrow

Weight
13.4 g – 14.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chestnut sparrow live?

Not recorded

What is the chestnut sparrow?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The chestnut sparrow (Passer eminibey) is a species of passerine bird in the sparrow family Passeridae. It is the smallest member of the sparrow family, at about 11 cm (4.3 in) long. The breeding male has deep chestnut plumage and the female and juvenile are coloured a duller grey with some chestnut markings. Like its closest relatives in the genus Passer, the Arabian golden sparrow and the Sudan golden sparrow, it is gregarious and found in arid areas. Ranging through the east of Africa from Darfur in Sudan to Tanzania, it is found in dry savanna, papyrus swamps, and near human habitation. Adults and juveniles both feed mostly on grass seeds, and fly in flocks, often with other species of birds, to find food. It nests in trees, building its own domed nests, and also usurping the more elaborate nests of weavers.

From the Wikipedia article “Chestnut sparrow” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chestnut_sparrow&oldid=1379847429), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the chestnut sparrow endangered?

The chestnut sparrow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the chestnut sparrow classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPasseridae
  6. genusPasser
  7. SpeciesPasser eminibey (Hartlaub, 1880)

Synonyms Passer eminibey eminibey, Passer eminibey guasso, Sorelia eminibey, Sorella emini guasso, Sorella eminibey, Sorella eminibey guasso

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • دوري كستنائيArabic
  • pardal castanyCatalan
  • vrabec kaštanovýCzech
  • Kastanjebrun SpurvDanish
  • MaronensperlingGerman
  • kaŝtana paseroEsperanto
  • Gorrión castañoSpanish
  • ruskevarblaneEstonian
  • گنجشک خرماییPersian
  • kastanjavarpunenFinnish
  • Moineau d'EminFrench
  • Moineau d'Emin-PachaFrench
  • Moineau d’EminFrench
  • Gealbhan ruaIrish
  • Passera castanaItalian
  • クリイロスズメJapanese
  • rudasis žvirblisLithuanian
  • KastanjemusDutch
  • brunspurvNorwegian
  • wróbel kasztanowatyPolish
  • پاسر امینیبےWestern Panjabi
  • pardal-marromPortuguese
  • pardal-castanhoPortuguese
  • Каштановый воробейRussian
  • vrabec gaštanovýSlovak
  • Kestenjasti vrabacSerbian
  • kastanjesparvSwedish
  • Kastanjebrun sparvSwedish
  • Kestane Rengi SerçeTurkish
  • горобець іржастийUkrainian
  • 栗麻雀Chinese

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Relatives of the chestnut sparrow

Other species in the same genus Passer.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the chestnut sparrow?

An adult chestnut sparrow weighs 13.4 g – 14.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the chestnut sparrow endangered?

The chestnut sparrow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the chestnut sparrow?

The chestnut sparrow (Passer eminibey) belongs to the family Passeridae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{chestnut_sparrow_2026,
  title = {Chestnut sparrow (Passer eminibey)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-sparrow},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}