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An audio recording of a house sparrow. The house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. It is a small bird that has a typical length of 16 cm (6.3 in) and a mass of 24–39.5 g (0.85–1.39 oz).
[2] [3] The type species was subsequently designated as the house sparrow (Passer domesticus). [3] [4] The name Passer is the Latin word for "sparrow." [5] A mixed group of Passer sparrows containing a Eurasian tree sparrow, a male house sparrow, and female house or Spanish sparrows, feeding on grain in the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan
The Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus) is a passerine bird in the sparrow family with a rich chestnut crown and nape and a black patch on each pure white cheek. The sexes are similarly plumaged, and young birds are a duller version of the adult.
The male saxaul sparrow has bold markings, with a black stripe along the top of its head and another through its eye. It has black feathering, or a "bib", on its throat and upper belly. [3] By comparison to other sparrows this is thin on the throat, but wide on the breast. [6] The male has a bright russet patch on the sides of its crown and ...
A male Dead Sea sparrow in southeastern Turkey The Old World sparrows are indigenous to Europe, Africa and Asia. In the Americas , Australia, and other parts of the world, settlers imported some species which quickly naturalised, particularly in urban and degraded areas.
Birds show a small yellow streak just above the eye. A typical seaside sparrow lifespan in 8 to 9 years of maximum. [2] The oldest record of seaside sparrow was an individual male which was at least 10 years old when recaptured and re-released during the banding operations in South Carolina. [3]
The male sings to defend a nesting territory. The song is a long varied mix of notes and trills. Males have two distinct types of songs – classified as short and long songs. There are two distinct subspecies: Brewer's sparrow proper, Spizella breweri breweri
The Italian sparrow is a small chunky bird, with grey and brown plumage.The sexes differ in their plumage pattern, and slightly in length. [3] The male has a head patterned like that of the Spanish sparrow, with a chestnut crown, nape and sides of head, and white cheeks.