page_title: List of birds of Cape Verde
section_title: Old World sparrows
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Cape Verde / Old World sparrows
caption_attribution_description: English: Male Iago Sparrow at Sal Island
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Cape Verde. The avifauna of Cape Verde include a total of 187 species, of which four are endemic, three have been introduced by humans and 75 are rare or accidental. One species listed is extirpated in Cape Verde and is not included in the species count. Four species are globally threatened.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th 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 Cape Verde.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Cape Verde
  Endemic - a species endemic to Cape Verde
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Cape Verde as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Cape Verde 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)
  Spanish sparrow, Passer hispaniolensis
  Iago sparrow, Passer iagoensis (E)
caption: Male Iago sparrow on Sal
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