Bird
Dead Sea Sparrow
Passer moabiticus · Passeridae · Passeriformes
Best monthsMar–Maymost records
Records9,614in 7 countries
Most seen inIsrael7,139 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Dead Sea Sparrow in brief
The dead sea sparrow (Passer moabiticus) is a bird of the Passeridae family — species of bird.
Across the 7 countries we cover it has 9,614 published records, most of them from Israel, Türkiye and Palestine. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in March, April and May and fall to their lowest in August and September.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Israel7,139 records · best Mar, Nov
Türkiye1,585 records · best May, Apr
Palestine544 records · best Feb, Mar
Jordan161 records · best Apr, Mar
Iraq112 records · best May, Apr
Kuwait42 records · best Mar, Nov
Syria31 records · best Apr, May
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All birds
