Complex sentence: The Desert Sparrow ("Passer simplex ") is found in desert and sandy areas of northern and central Africa ("Passer simplex saharae "), and also in areas of Iran and Russia as the Asian Desert Sparrow ("Passer simplex zarudnyi").
Split into simpler sentences: The Desert Sparrow ("Passer simplex ") is found in desert and sandy areas of northern and central Africa. With a close relative in areas of Iran and Russia as the Asian Desert Sparrow ("Passer simplex zarudnyi").