Plain-backed sparrow

Plain-backed sparrow

Pegu sparrow, Olive-backed sparrow

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Passer flaveolus

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.

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The phylogeny of the sparrows has been studied by Arnaiz-Villena et al. Nuclear mitochondrial DNA pseudogenes were found in these sparrows.

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Geography

References

1. Plain-backed sparrow Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain-backed_sparrow
2. Plain-backed sparrow on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22718194/94572013
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/698217

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