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Passer domesticus

(English sparrow)

Overview

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Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Afrikaans:

Huismossie

Common Names in Albanian:

Harabeli

Common Names in Armenian:

[tnayin Chnchghuk ]

Common Names in Asturian:

Gurri

Common Names in Basque:

Etxe-Txolarre

Common Names in Breton:

Ar Golvan

Common Names in Catalan:

Gorri

Common Names in Cornish:

Golvan Chy

Common Names in Croatian:

Vrabac

Common Names in Czech:

Vrabec Dom

Common Names in Danish:

Gr

Common Names in Dutch:

Huismus

Common Names in English:

English sparrow, House Sparrow, Italian Sparrow, Phillip sparrow, Town sparrow

Common Names in Esperanto:

Dompasero

Common Names in Estonian:

Koduvarblane

Common Names in Faroese:

Gr

Common Names in Finnish:

varpunen

Common Names in French:

Moineau Cisalpin, Moineau cisalpin *, moineau domestique

Common Names in Frisian:

Mosk

Common Names in Gaelic, Irish:

Gealbhag

Common Names in Galician:

Pardal, Pardal Com

Common Names in German:

Haussperling, Italiensperling

Common Names in Guarani:

Gorri

Common Names in Haitian Creole French:

Mwano Kay

Common Names in Hebrew:

דרור בית

Common Names in Hindi:

Adaikalang Kuruvi

Common Names in Hungarian:

H

Common Names in Icelandic:

Gr

Common Names in Indonesian:

Burung Gereja

Common Names in Irish:

Gealbhan

Common Names in Italian:

Passera D'italia, Passera europea, Passera oltremontana

Common Names in Japanese:

Iesuzume, イエスズメ

Common Names in Kwangali:

Enzunge

Common Names in Latin:

Passer domesitcus, Passer domesticus

Common Names in Latvian:

Majas Zvirbulis

Common Names in Lithuanian:

Italinis

Common Names in Malay:

Ciak Rumah

Common Names in Maltese:

Ghasfur Tal-Bejt

Common Names in Manx:

Jallyn

Common Names in Northern Sami:

R

Common Names in Norwegian:

Gr

Common Names in Polish:

Wr

Common Names in Portuguese:

Pardal, Pardal-Comum

Common Names in Portuguese (Brazil):

Pardal

Common Names in Romanian:

Vrabie

Common Names in Romansh:

Pasler Da Chasa

Common Names in Russian:

Domovoy Vorobey, Воробей домовой

Common Names in Sardinian:

Crucculeu

Common Names in Scots:

Gealbhonn

Common Names in Serbian:

Domaci Vrabac

Common Names in Siswant:

Jolwane

Common Names in Slovak:

Vrabec

Common Names in Slovenian:

Domaci Vrabec

Common Names in Sotho, Southern:

Serobele

Common Names in Spanish:

Corbatita, Gorri, Gorrión casero, Gorrion casero, Gorrión común, Gorrión Italiano

Common Names in Spanish (Argentine):

Gorri

Common Names in Spanish (Costa Rica):

Gorri

Common Names in Spanish (Cuba):

Gorri

Common Names in Spanish (Dominican Republic):

Gorri

Common Names in Spanish (Honduras):

Pinz

Common Names in Spanish (Mexico):

Gorri

Common Names in Spanish (Nicaragua):

Gorri

Common Names in Spanish (Paraguay):

Corbatita

Common Names in Spanish (Uruguay):

Gorri

Common Names in Swahili:

Shomoro-Kaya

Common Names in Swedish:

Gr, Gråsparv

Common Names in Tswana:

Tswere

Common Names in Turkish:

Evcil Ser

Common Names in Valencian:

Pela-Roques

Common Names in Welsh:

Aderyn

Description

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Physical Description

Adult Female: Face : Eyebrow Line : buff Postocular Stripe : dusky Bill: dusky with yellowish base on lower mandible Lower Mandible: dusky with yellowish base Upper Mandible: dusky Body: Underparts: brownish gray Upperparts: buff brown with blackish streaks.Adult Male: Head : Crown: gray Face: Cheeks: gray Lores : black Bill: black Neck: Collar : white half collar Nape: chestnut Body: Back: buff brown with black streaks Bib: black Rump : gray Underparts: pale gray Tail: gray.

Size/Age/Growth

About 5.5 to 6.5 inches long, with a wingspan of 9.5 to 10 inches. Adults weigh about 1 ounce .

Habitat

Vegetation: arid lowland scrubs, second-growth scrub, arid lowland scrubs, pastures and agricultural lands, tropical lowland evergreen forest, second-growth forests and woodlands • Maximum Elevation: 3,000 meters • Foraging Strata: Canopy • Center of Abundance: Lower subtropical: lowlands, lower than 500 m.; subtropics. • Sensitivity to Disturbance: Low

Typically found in a lake at a mean distance from sea level of 382 meters (1,254 feet).[1]

Ecology: List of Habitats :

Biology

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Reproduction

Breeds from mid-February to mid-November.

Migration

Nonmigratory

Taxonomy

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Synonyms

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus) • Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 24-Jun-1996

Similar Species

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Members of the genus Passer

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 49 species and subspecies in this genus:

P. ammodendri (Saxaul Sparrow) · P. ammodendri ammodendri (Saxaul Sparrow) · P. ammodendri korejewi (Saxaul Sparrow) · P. ammodendri stoliczkae (Saxaul Sparrow) · P. ammodendri timidus (Saxaul Sparrow) · P. castanopterus (Somali Sparrow) · P. cordofanicus (Kordofan Rufous-Sparrow) · P. diffusus (Southern Grey-Headed Sparrow) · P. domesticus (Phillip Sparrow) · P. domesticus bactrianus (House Sparrow) · P. domesticus balearoibericus (West Mediterranean House Sparrow) · P. domesticus biblicus (East Mediterranean House Sparrow) · P. domesticus domesticus (House Sparrow) · P. domesticus hufufae (House Sparrow) · P. domesticus indicus (Arabian House Sparrow) · P. domesticus niloticus (Egyptian House Sparrow) · P. domesticus parkini (House Sparrow) · P. domesticus persicus (House Sparrow) · P. domesticus rufidorsalis (House Sparrow) · P. domesticus tingitanus (House Sparrow) · P. eminibey (Chestnut Sparrow) · P. euchlorus (Arabian Golden Sparrow) · P. flaveolus (Plain-Backed Sparrow) · P. gongonensis (Parrot-Billed Sparrow) · P. griseus (Northern Grey-Headed Sparrow) · P. griseus griseus (Northern Grey-Headed Sparrow) · P. hemileucus (Abd Al Kuri Sparrow) · P. hispaniolensis (Spanish Sparrow) · P. hispaniolensis hispaniolensis (Spanish Sparrow) · P. iagoensis (Cape Verde Sparrow) · P. insularis (Socotra Sparrow) · P. luteus (Sudan Golden-Sparrow) · P. melanurus (Cape Sparrow) · P. melanurus melanurus (Cape Sparrow) · P. moabiticus (Dead Sea Sparrow) · P. moabiticus moabiticus (Dead Sea Sparrow) · P. montanus (Eurasian Tree Sparrow) · P. montanus montanus (Eurasian Sparrow) · P. montanus saturatus (Eurasian Sparrow) · P. motitensis (Southern Rufous Sparrow) · P. pyrrhonotus (Sind Jungle Sparrow) · P. rufocinctus (Kenya Rufous Sparrow) · P. rutilans (Cinnamon Sparrow) · P. rutilans rutilans (Cinnamon Sparrow) · P. shelleyi (Shelley's Rufous-Sparrow) · P. simplex (Desert Sparrow) · P. simplex simplex (Desert Sparrow) · P. suahelicus (Swaheli Sparrow) · P. swainsonii (SwainsonÌs Sparrow)

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Notes

Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:

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Footnotes

  1. Standard Deviation = 236.800 based on 5,576 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 2012-05-01