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Learn how to identify House Sparrows, a chunky full-breasted bird with a stout bill and a black bib. See photos, sounds, and habitat of this introduced species that lives in urban and suburban areas.
The house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. It is a small bird that has a typical length of 16 cm (6.3 in) and a mass of 24–39.5 g (0.85–1.39 oz). Females and young birds are coloured pale brown and grey, and males have brighter black, white, and brown markings.
Learn the physical characteristics, vocalizations, and behaviors of male and female House Sparrows, a common and adaptable bird species. See photos, charts, and tips to distinguish between them in different habitats and seasons.
Learn about the house sparrow, a noisy and gregarious bird that lives in towns and gardens across most of the world. Find out how to identify males and females, what they eat, where they nest and why they are declining in the UK.
Males have smart black bibs, bright rufous napes, and stunningly patterned wings with brilliant buffs and browns. Underparts are pale pearly-gray. Females are plain brown with cute face and lighter eyebrow.
House Sparrows are so closely entwined with people's lives that you probably will find them around your home even without feeding them. They are frequent visitors to backyard feeders, where they eat most kinds of birdseed, especially millet, corn, and sunflower seed.
Adult male: worn (breeding) male contrastingly marked; throat and breast black, postoccipital and nuchal regions chestnut, wings russet. On freshly molted (nonbreeding) bird, the blackish and ...
