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  • House Sparrow, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Ximo Galarza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Esteban Poveda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) jirau, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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    (c) hedera.baltica, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Deepak Sundar, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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    (c) curtbost, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

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Group
Birds
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About

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. One of about 25 species in the genus Passer, the house sparrow is native to most of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin,...

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