page_title: List of birds of Malawi
section_title: Old World sparrows
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Malawi / Old World sparrows
caption_attribution_description: English: A male House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Malawi. The avifauna of Malawi include a total of 684 species, of which 2 have been introduced by humans. 21 species are globally threatened. 1 species is endemic.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Malawi.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories, but not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring native species.
  Accidental - a rarely occurring species in Malawi
  Endemic - a species endemic to Malawi
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Malawi as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Malawi although populations exist elsewhere
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passeridae
  Old World sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects.
  House sparrow, Passer domesticus (I)
  Northern gray-headed sparrow, Passer griseus
  Swahili sparrow, Passer suahelicus
  Southern gray-headed sparrow, Passer diffusus
  Yellow-throated bush sparrow, Gymnornis superciliaris
caption: House sparrow, introduced to South Africa, this species has since spread, reaching Malawi in 1967.
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