Name

Passer domesticus

House sparrow

Framing

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Genus: Passer

Species: domesticus

Habitat

Terrestrial. In cultivated areas with buildings, urban areas.

Feeding

Omnivorous, although a high percentage of the diet is vegetable matter.

Distribution

Cosmopolitan as a result of its expansion following human settlement movements and introductions, although its original distribution was in the Palaearctic and Eastern regions.

Conservation status

Not threatened

Additional information

Small passerine (15 cm) with a thick conical bill, brownish-brown striated dorsal plumage and whitish belly. The male has a grey crown, brownish nape and a black bib extending down the throat, while females and juveniles lack this contrasting pattern on the head, which is brown with a lighter superciliary ridge. On the ground it hops about. Sedentary.