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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).
A typical clutch contains three or four eggs, and both parents are involved in breeding, from nest building to feeding young. The Cape sparrow is common in most of its range and coexists successfully in urban habitats with two of its relatives, the native southern grey-headed sparrow and the house sparrow, an introduced species.
Passer sparrows build an untidy nest, which, depending on species and nest site availability, may be in a bush or tree, a natural hole in a tree, in a building or in thatch, or in the fabric of the nest of species such as the white stork. The clutch of up to eight eggs is incubated by both parents typically for 12–14 days, with another 14 ...
The eggs are 20 mm × 14 mm (3 ... competition for nest sites with house sparrows in the US in the 19th century, ...
House sparrows have thrived near grain farms, LeBaron said. However, with the rise of pesticides and industrialized agriculture, there’s less habitat for sparrows to survive.
A cliff swallow nest occupied by a house sparrow. The nesting sites can be vulnerable to predation by other cavity-nesting bird species, such as the house sparrow. [4] [5] These birds will search a number of swallow nests for the perfect place to make their own nest, destroying numerous eggs in the process. [4]
Nov. 23—Taking the first step up the stairs of Sparrow's Nest of Northwest Montana's residential house in Kalispell is symbolic of the upward journey many homeless teens' lives will take. The ...
Many species nest on buildings and the house and Eurasian tree sparrows, in particular, inhabit cities in large numbers. They are primarily seed-eaters , though they also consume small insects . Some species scavenge for food around cities and, like pigeons or gulls , will eat small quantities of a diversity of items.