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Plain-backed sparrow

Passer flaveolus Blyth, 1845

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The plain-backed sparrow (Passer flaveolus) is a species in the family Passeridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 18.5 g to 20 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Plain-backed sparrow (Passer flaveolus)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the plain-backed sparrow

Weight
18.5 g – 20 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8src 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 plain-backed sparrow live?

Not recorded

What is the plain-backed sparrow?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The plain-backed sparrow (Passer flaveolus), also called the Pegu sparrow or olive-backed sparrow, is a sparrow found in Southeast Asia. Its range spans from Myanmar to central Vietnam, and south to the western part of Peninsular Malaysia.

From the Wikipedia article “Plain-backed sparrow” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plain-backed_sparrow&oldid=1344809380), 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 plain-backed sparrow endangered?

The plain-backed 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 plain-backed sparrow classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPasseridae
  6. genusPasser
  7. SpeciesPasser flaveolus Blyth, 1845
Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Pegu house sparrowEnglish
  • Pegu sparrowEnglish
  • دوري أصفرArabic
  • دوري منازل بيجوArabic
  • pardal citríCatalan
  • vrabec žlutobřichýCzech
  • golfan PeguWelsh
  • PeguspurvDanish
  • GelbbauchsperlingGerman
  • flavaventra paseroEsperanto
  • Gorrión lisoSpanish
  • Gorrión de PeguSpanish
  • punaselg-varblaneEstonian
  • palmuvarpunenFinnish
  • Moineau flavéoleFrench
  • žućkastotrbi vrabacCroatian
  • Passera dorsouniformeItalian
  • セアカスズメJapanese
  • geltonpilvis žvirblisLithuanian
  • GeelbuikmusDutch
  • thaispurvNorwegian
  • wróbel oliwkowyPolish
  • Pardal-lisoPortuguese
  • pardal-amareladoPortuguese
  • pardal-de-dorso-lisoPortuguese
  • Pardal-peguPortuguese
  • Желтобрюхий воробейRussian
  • vrabec žltkastýSlovak
  • Žutotrbi vrabacSerbian
  • pegusparvSwedish
  • นกกระจอกตาลThai
  • Soluk Sırtlı SerçeTurkish
  • горобець оливковийUkrainian
  • 平背麻雀Chinese
  • 黃腹家麻雀Chinese
  • 黄腹麻雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the plain-backed 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 plain-backed sparrow?

An adult plain-backed sparrow weighs 18.5 g – 20 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the plain-backed sparrow endangered?

The plain-backed 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 plain-backed sparrow?

The plain-backed sparrow (Passer flaveolus) belongs to the family Passeridae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Plain-backed sparrow (Passer flaveolus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/plain-backed-sparrow

MLA

“Plain-backed sparrow (Passer flaveolus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/plain-backed-sparrow.

BibTeX
@misc{plain_backed_sparrow_2026,
  title = {Plain-backed sparrow (Passer flaveolus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/plain-backed-sparrow},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}