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| British Birds
 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. 
 
 
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