MALE
FEMALE
ENGLISH HOUSE SPARROW
(Passer
domesticus
)
Size: 6" in length
Description: The English house sparrow is a very common bird throughout. The male appears with a black throat, white cheeks, and a chestnut nape, while the females lack the black throat and have a dingy breast with a dull eye-stripe.
Range: Eurasia to north Africa; introduced into the Americas, South Africa, and Australia.
Habitat: This sparrow can be found in cities and farms and will nest in purple martin housing.
Some information courtesy of Roger Tory Peterson Field Guide to Eastern Birds, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, ©1980