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HOUSE SPARROW FACTS |
Description
Male: upper body grey-brown; underparts light grey; back of neck brown; back and wings brown with black streaks. Female: similar to male, but head light grey-brown. Body up to 15 cm long.
Introduced in 1863, House Sparrows are now widely distributed across Australia. They eat insects and other invertebrates, as well as seeds and some fruit. House Sparrows are usually found in large flocks. They often nest in buildings.
Author credit: Museum Victoria Sciences Staff / Museum Victoria
Habitat
Most areas, including farms and urban areas.
Food
Omnivore
Range
Worldwide. Southern and eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania.
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Species Description is from Museums Field Guide, Atlas of Living Australia at website at https://lists.ala.org.au Licensed under Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Passeriformes | | Family: | Passeridae | | Genus: | Passer | | Species: | domesticus | | Common Name: | House Sparrow |
Relatives in same Genus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow (P. montanus)
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