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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
29 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 Ujjal Kishor De (XC1005437). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Italian SparrowPasser italiae
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis
White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Alaska | 3,083,284 |
|---|---|
| United States | 220,811 |
| Nunavut | 122,369 |
| Canada | 37,477 |
| Russia | 33,212 |
| California | 30,059 |
| Texas | 27,638 |
| Mexico | 27,581 |
| New Brunswick | 18,935 |
| New York | 17,265 |
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
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.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
- Crevice nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in crevices.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.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
- Birds of Bogota Capital District, Colombia
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Canton, Ohio, United States
- Birds of Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
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 House 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.