The plain-backed sparrow (''Passer flaveolus''), also called the Pegu sparrow or olive-backed sparrow, is a
sparrow found in
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainlan ...
. Its range spans from Myanmar to central Vietnam, and south to the western part of
Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu; Jawi: نڬري-نڬري تانه ملايو), also known as West Malaysia or the Malaysian Peninsula, ...
.
The phylogeny of the sparrows has been studied by Arnaiz-Villena ''et al.'' Nuclear
mitochondrial DNA pseudogenes were found in these sparrows.
References
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External links
Pegu sparrow at the Internet Bird Collection
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Birds of Southeast Asia
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