麻雀属（学名Passer）是旧世界麻雀科的一属。大部份物种分布在非洲及欧亚大陆南部的温暖地区。有几种已经适应了与人类共存，如家麻雀，使牠们的分布地可以伸延至中东等地。家麻雀已经引进到很多地方，包括美洲、撒哈拉以南非洲及澳洲。麻雀也已被引进到澳洲及美国的密苏里州及伊利诺伊州。

麻雀属的巢很不整齐，通常筑在灌木、乔木、树穴、建筑物或是在白鹳的巢内。牠们一次可以生8只蛋，双亲都会负责孵化，孵化期为12-14日，雏鸟14-24日大就会换羽。

麻雀属的体型细小，一般长10-20厘米。牠们呈褐色或灰色，往往有黑色、黄色或白色斑纹，尾巴很短，喙短而硬。牠们是独居的，但也会组成小群。其中一些有悦耳的歌声。

Passer is a genus of sparrows, also known as the true sparrows. The genus includes the house sparrow and the Eurasian tree sparrow, some of the most common birds in the world. They are small birds with thick bills for eating seeds, and are mostly coloured grey or brown. Native to the Old World, some species have been introduced throughout the world.