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Italian Sparrow
Passer italiae
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Tanguy Loïs (XC893707). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Italy | 7,171 |
|---|---|
| Nord-Ovest | 2,761 |
| Centro | 1,686 |
| Nord-Est | 1,625 |
| Sud | 875 |
| Switzerland | 825 |
| Ticino | 811 |
| France | 375 |
| Corse | 319 |
| Greece | 279 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Seed eaterDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly feed on seeds.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Rock nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on rocks or cliffs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Dome nestingListed by a harvested source as building dome nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cavity nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cavities.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Bamboo nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in bamboo.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Old World Sparrows · Passeridae |
| Genus | True Sparrows · Passer |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Italian Sparrow with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.