The house sparrow is a small, stocky bird that lives alongside people in towns and farms. Native to Europe, the Mediterranean and much of Asia, it was taken around the world and is now the most widely distributed wild bird.
Quick answers
What is it?Bird
Carnivore?Omnivore
Dangerous?No
Domesticated?No
Awake when?Daytime
Hibernates?No
Kept as a pet?No
Do people eat it?No
At a glance
Found inWorldwide
HabitatTowns, Farmland
ColoursBrown, Grey, Black
SizeTiny
LengthAbout 16 cm
Weight24–39.5 g
Legs2
Covered inFeathers
Lives inflocks
Lives for3–5 years
Can fly
Lays eggs
In the wild
- Where it lives
- Native to Europe, the Mediterranean and much of Asia; introduced to parts of Australasia, Africa and the Americas.
- What it eats
- Seeds of grains and weeds, plus food from bird feeders.
Did you know
Followed humans everywhere and now lives on every continent except Antarctica.
It avoids large forests, grasslands and deserts far from people.
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