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                    | Passerellidae - New World Sparrows
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                    |  |    The birds in this family are native to North and South America. They were once part of the Emberizidae family, but were put into their own family in 2017. The birds in this family are seed eaters and have sturdy, finch-like bills.          World Status Key
  Least Concern  Near Threatened  Vulnerable  Endangered  Critically Endangered  Extinct in Wild  Extinct  Not Enough Data Status and range is taken from ICUN Redlist.
 
                  
                    | U.S. Status Key 
  Threatened in US  Endangered in US  Introduced Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife. Click on U.S. status icon to go to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife species profile.
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  Threatened in NH  Endangered in NH  Breeds in NH (birds) Status taken from NH Fish and Game
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  Africa  Asia  Australia/Oceania  Europe  North America  South America  NH  Click for More Info  Click for Image 
                  
                    |  Other Species Around the World  |  
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 |  | Eurasian Tree Sparrow - Passer montanus           Southern Rufous Sparrow - Passer motitensis
    Sind Sparrow - Passer pyrrhonotus
    Kenya Rufous Sparrow - Passer rufocinctus
    Russet Sparrow - Passer rutilans
    Shelley's Sparrow - Passer shelleyi
    Desert Sparrow - Passer simplex
      Swahili Sparrow - Passer suahelicus
    Swainson's Sparrow - Passer swainsonii
    Pale Rock Sparrow - Petronia brachydactyla
      Bush Petronia - Petronia dentata
      Rock Sparrow - Petronia petronia
        Yellow-spotted Petronia - Petronia pyrgita
    Yellow-throated Petronia - Petronia superciliaris
    Chestnut-shouldered Petronia - Petronia xanthocollis
    Sociable Weaver - Philetairus socius
    Donaldson-smith's Sparrow-weaver - Plocepasser donaldsoni
    White-browed Sparrow-weaver - Plocepasser mahali
    Chestnut-backed Sparrow-weaver -Plocepasser rufoscapulatus
    Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-weaver - Plocepasser superciliosus
    Gray-headed Social-weaver - Pseudonigrita arnaudi
    Black-capped Social-weaver - Pseudonigrita cabanisi
    Speckle-fronted Weaver - Sporopipes frontalis
    Scaly Weaver - Sporopipes squamifrons
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