House Sparrow | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Inopinaves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Suborder: | Passeri |
Family: | Passeridae |
Genus: | Passer |
Species: | P. domesticus |
Binomial name | |
Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
File:House Sparrow Range.png | |
Green=Year-Round, Yellow=Summer, Blue=Winter. |
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Description[]
House Sparrows are small and brown in colour. Male House Sparrows have a black bib adorning their necks. They have light brown markings on their wings and a tan coloured belly.[2]
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Calls[]
House Sparrows emit a simple song consisting of cheep-cheep-cheep while calls consist of a short chill-up.[2]
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References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Passer domesticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature.
- ^ a b Krista Kagume (2005). Compact Guide to Ontario Birds. Lone Pine Publishing. ISBN 1551054671.
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