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  House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)





House Sparrow | Passer domesticus photo
House Sparrow

Photograph copyright: Nickolay Tilcheff - all rights reserved. Used with permission.

House Sparrow | Passer domesticus photo
male House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

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House Sparrow | Passer domesticus photo
female House Sparrow

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HOUSE SPARROW FACTS

Description
Male: upper body grey-brown; underparts light grey; back of neck brown; back and wings brown with black streaks. Female: similar to male, but head light grey-brown. Body up to 15 cm long.

Introduced in 1863, House Sparrows are now widely distributed across Australia. They eat insects and other invertebrates, as well as seeds and some fruit. House Sparrows are usually found in large flocks. They often nest in buildings.

Author credit: Museum Victoria Sciences Staff / Museum Victoria

Habitat
Most areas, including farms and urban areas.

Food
Omnivore

Range
Worldwide. Southern and eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania.

distribution map showing range of Passer domesticus in Australia

Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.


Species Description is from Museums Field Guide, Atlas of Living Australia at website at https://lists.ala.org.au Licensed under Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.




Classification
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Passeridae
Genus:Passer
Species:domesticus
Common Name:House Sparrow

Relatives in same Genus
  Eurasian Tree Sparrow (P. montanus)