Passer
genus of birds
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Summary
Passer is a taxon[1]. Passer ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,759 views/month, #1,476 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Passerinae[4]
- Taxon name: Passer[5]
- Subclass of: bird[6]
- Commons category: Passer[7]
- Taxonomic type: House Sparrow[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Passer[9]
- Commons gallery: Passer[10]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14]
- Topic has template: Q25943020[15]
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Identifiers
Passer's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 13847[16]. Passer's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9159[17]. Passer's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2492321[18]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 179627[19] and 1007733[20].
Why It Matters
Passer has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Passer is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]