What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Socotra Sparrow been recorded?

Passer insularis occurrence evidence comes from 1 records in 1 countries and territories, from 2022 to 2022. Most records come from Yemen.

Socotra Sparrow
Socotra Sparrow — Photo (display-sized rendition): James Eaton · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
AvesPasseriformesPasseridaePasser

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

1 records across 1 countries and territories, 2022–2022.

Passer insularis · GBIF taxon key 5231202

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: March.

1 month reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

one-off describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: March. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Where Socotra Sparrow has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Socotra Sparrow. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Yemen 1

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Record pattern: one-off
One-off or limited records in the covered source. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.