Passer domesticus (Linneaus 1758) The extant house sparrow here nests between the chicken and hoatzin. This taxon represents the Passeridae, Passeriformes or song birds. Many, like Passer are seed eaters.
Lonchura maja (Linneaus 1766) The extant white-headed munia, a type of finch, a close relative of the sparrow, Passer.
Linnaeus C 1758. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata.
