House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Males have a grey crown framed by a chestnut band running from the eye to the nape, plus a black bib, while females are plain greyish-brown. Sparrows are highly social and like to take dust and water baths together.
- Group
- Songbirds
- Photos
- 2
- Taken
- 2022
Profile: House Sparrow
- Family
- Old World sparrows (Passeridae)
- Size
- 14–16 cm
- Wingspan
- 21–25 cm
- Weight
- approx. 24–39 g
- Habitat
- Closely tied to human settlements – villages, towns, farms and gardens with nesting niches on buildings.
- Diet
- Mainly grain and seeds, especially cereals, in towns also buds and food scraps; the young are fed mostly on insects.
- When to see
- In Europe almost exclusively resident; can be seen all year round.
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