Sudan golden sparrow
| Sudan golden sparrow | |
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| A male in the National Aviary, Pittsburgh, U.S. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passeridae |
| Genus: | Passer |
| Species: | P. luteus
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| Binomial name | |
| Passer luteus (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
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The Sudan golden sparrow (Passer luteus) is a small species of bird in the sparrow family found in sub-Saharan Africa. It is a famous cage bird, and in aviculture, it is known as the golden song sparrow. The Arabian golden sparrow and this species are sometimes considered one species, as the "golden sparrow".