A weaverbird of the genus Passer and related genera (7)

I believe the answer is:

sparrow

(Other definitions for sparrow that I've seen before include "Robin's slayer" , "Singing bird" , "Little brown bird" , "(Formerly very) common British bird" , "Small songbird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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