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Kenya sparrow

Passer rufocinctus Fischer & Reichenow, 1884

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The kenya sparrow (Passer rufocinctus) is a species in the family Passeridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 27 g to 29.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Kenya sparrow (Passer rufocinctus)
Photo: Lip Kee Yap · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the kenya sparrow

Weight
27 g – 29.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.6 – 3.8src 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 kenya sparrow live?

Not recorded

What is the kenya sparrow?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Kenya sparrow (Passer rufocinctus), also known as the Kenya rufous sparrow, is a sparrow found in Kenya and Tanzania. It tends to be found in dry wooded savannah and agricultural areas. Some authorities have lumped the great sparrow (P. motitensis), the Kenya sparrow, and the Socotra sparrow (P. insularis) into P. motitensis following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993). Some authorities also lump Shelley's sparrow and the Kordofan sparrow with this species, or all three with the great sparrow.

From the Wikipedia article “Kenya sparrow” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kenya_sparrow&oldid=1380595282), 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 kenya sparrow endangered?

The kenya 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 kenya sparrow classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPasseridae
  6. genusPasser
  7. SpeciesPasser rufocinctus Fischer & Reichenow, 1884

Synonyms Passer cordofanicus rufocinctus, Passer iagoensis rufocinctus, Passer motitensis rufocinctus, Passer rufocinctus rufocinctus

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • Kenya rufous sparrowEnglish
  • Kenya rufous-sparrowEnglish
  • Kenya rufous-sparrowEnglish
  • Kenya rufous-sparrowEnglish
  • KRSPEnglish
  • دوري كينياArabic
  • pardal de KenyaCatalan
  • vrabec hnědoskvrnnýCzech
  • golfan cefngochWelsh
  • KenyaspurvDanish
  • KeniasperlingGerman
  • kenja paseroEsperanto
  • Gorrión keniataSpanish
  • Gorrión de KenyaSpanish
  • põhja-savannivarblaneEstonian
  • kenianvarpunenFinnish
  • Moineau rouxFrench
  • kenijski vrabacCroatian
  • Passera rossiccia del KenyaItalian
  • ケニアアカスズメJapanese
  • keninis žvirblisLithuanian
  • Keniaanse RoestmusDutch
  • masaispurvNorwegian
  • wróbel rdzawobrewyPolish
  • pardal-quenianoPortuguese
  • pardal-do-quéniaPortuguese
  • Pardal-do-quêniaPortuguese
  • Кенийский воробейRussian
  • vrabec bielookýSlovak
  • Kenijski riđi vrabacSerbian
  • kenyasparvSwedish
  • Kenya SerçesiTurkish
  • горобець кенійськийUkrainian
  • 肯亞紅麻雀Chinese
  • 肯尼亚麻雀Chinese

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Relatives of the kenya 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 kenya sparrow?

An adult kenya sparrow weighs 27 g – 29.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the kenya sparrow endangered?

The kenya 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 kenya sparrow?

The kenya sparrow (Passer rufocinctus) belongs to the family Passeridae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Kenya sparrow (Passer rufocinctus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/kenya-sparrow

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BibTeX
@misc{kenya_sparrow_2026,
  title = {Kenya sparrow (Passer rufocinctus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/kenya-sparrow},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}