Sparrows are small passerines (perching song birds). There are four genera:
Passer, Petronia, Carpospiza and Montifringilla and the following species.
Passer, the true sparrows
Saxaul Sparrow, Passer ammodendri
House Sparrow, Passer domesticus
Italian Sparrow, Passer (italiae) italiae
Spanish Sparrow, Passer (italiae) hispaniolensis
Sind Sparrow, Passer pyrrhonotus
Somali Sparrow, Passer castanopterus
Russet Sparrow, Passer rutilans
Plain-backed Sparrow, Passer flaveolus
Dead Sea Sparrow, Passer moabiticus
Iago Sparrow, Passer iagoensis
Great Sparrow, Passer motitensis
Kenya Sparrow, Passer rufocinctus
Kordofan Sparrow, Passer cordofanicus
Shelley's Sparrow, Passer shelleyi
Socotra Sparrow, Passer insularis
Abd al-Kuri Sparrow, Passer hemileucus
Cape Sparrow, Passer melanurus
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow, Passer griseus
Swainson's Sparrow, Passer swainsonii
Parrot-billed Sparrow, Passer gongonensis
Swahili Sparrow, Passer suahelicus
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow, Passer diffusus
Desert Sparrow, Passer simplex
Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Passer montanus
Sudan Golden Sparrow, Passer luteus
Arabian Golden Sparrow, Passer euchlorus
Chestnut Sparrow, Passer eminibey
Petronia rock sparrows
Yellow-spotted Petronia, Petronia pyrgita
Yellow-throated Sparrow, Petronia xanthocollis
Yellow-throated Petronia, Petronia superciliaris
Bush Petronia, Petronia dentata
Rock Sparrow, Petronia petronia
Carpospiza
Pale Rockfinch, Carpospiza brachydactyla
Montifringilla, the snowfinches
White-winged Snowfinch, Montifringilla nivalis
Black-winged Snowfinch, Montifringilla adamsi
White-rumped Snowfinch, Montifringilla taczanowskii
Père David's Snowfinch, Montifringilla davidiana
Rufous-necked Snowfinch, Montifringilla ruficolliBlanford's Snowfinch, Montifringilla blanfordi
Afghan Snowfinch, Montifringilla theresae