Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
The house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. A small bird, it 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.
- Family
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Weight
- 27 g
- Habitat
- Human Modified
- Diet
- Plants and seeds
- Migration
- Resident
- Countries recorded
- 179
Recorded in United States, Canada, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Australia, Germany, India, Portugal, Sweden, Norway, New Zealand, South Africa, Mexico, Finland, Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, Denmark, Chile, Israel, Turkey, Russia, Switzerland, Greece, United Arab Emirates, Poland, Ireland, Czechia, Austria, Thailand, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Morocco, Cuba, Bulgaria, Nepal, Serbia, Panama, Iran, BM, Guatemala, Luxembourg, Croatia, Peru, Ukraine, Uruguay, Kenya, Bangladesh, Hungary, Estonia, Romania, Cyprus, Cambodia, Paraguay, Egypt, Venezuela, Sri Lanka, Dominican Rep., Isle of Man, Honduras, Namibia, Palestine, Tanzania, Kuwait, Bahamas, Saudi Arabia, Georgia, AW, Slovenia, Nicaragua, Oman, Jordan, Pakistan, Slovakia, Bolivia, Lithuania, Qatar, Ecuador, RE, BQ, Italy, Kazakhstan, Senegal, Curaçao, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Latvia, Albania, El Salvador, Armenia, Belarus, Mongolia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Uganda, Moldova, Iraq, Zambia, Mauritius, Colombia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Laos, Falkland Is., NF, Faeroe Islands, Azerbaijan, Lebanon, eSwatini, Libya, Bosnia and Herz., China, Belize, Botswana, Gambia, Malawi, Uzbekistan, Åland, Algeria, Bahrain, Haiti, VI, Kyrgyzstan, New Caledonia, GI, Madagascar, Bhutan, JE, Lesotho, Tunisia, Andorra, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, GF, Papua New Guinea, St. Vin. and Gren., GG, Rwanda, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Mauritania, Sudan, Angola, EH, Ghana, XK, Vanuatu, Tajikistan, KN, LI, Antigua and Barb., KY, MC, GP, Suriname, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Syria, Jamaica, MF, Nigeria, SX, SC, Yemen, Gabon, Iceland, Taiwan, YT, ZZ, Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Guyana, Comoros, Chad, VG, Singapore, Turkmenistan, TC.
Where to see it: Port Vila waterfront (Vanuatu); Retaj Moroni Resort (Comoros); LY - Marsa El Brega - 30.4015x19.5708 (Libya); Empty lot northwest of Al Rabwa St (Qatar); My garden, October raion (Kyrgyzstan).
