House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Aves › Passeriformes › Passeridae › Passer
Conservation status: least_concern
The House Sparrow is a small, stocky bird with a distinctive black bib and white cheeks on the male, while females are duller brown overall. Found almost worldwide in human settlements, it's one of the most adaptable birds and often travels in noisy, gregarious flocks around buildings, farms, and gardens.
How To Identify
This small passerine measures about 14-16 cm in length, exhibiting generally drab brown and grey plumage with pronounced black markings on the crown, nape, and wings.
Habitat
Urban and suburban areas worldwide, closely associated with human settlements.
Behaviour
Highly social; forages in flocks and communicates with a wide range of chirps.
Native Range
The House Sparrow is native to Africa, Asia, temperate Asia, tropical Asia, and Europe.
Did You Know?
House Sparrows take dust baths to help control parasites in their feathers.
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