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Sparrows

Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae  Links: Sparrows

Sparrows tend to be small, plump, brownish or greyish birds with short tails and short, powerful beaks. They are seed-eaters and they also consume small insects. There are about 38 species worldwide, 4 in Britain.

Bird

Latin

Links

Notes

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

House Sparrow

RSPB

BBC

 

Tree Sparrow (Eurasian)

Passer montanus

Tree Sparrow

RSPB

 

Spanish Sparrow

Passer hispaniolensis

Spanish Sparrow

very rare vagrant

Rock Sparrow

Petronia petronia

Rock Sparrow

very rare vagrant

 

 


By: Keith Park Section: Wildlife Key:
Page Ref: sparrows Topic: Birds  Last Updated: 03/2010
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