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| name = House Sparrow |
| name = House Sparrow |
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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| status_ref = <ref name="iucn">{{IUCN|author=BirdLife International|ID=106008367|title=''Passer domesticus''|year=2012|IUCN_Year=2009.2}}</ref> |
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn">{{IUCN|author=BirdLife International|ID=106008367|title=''Passer domesticus''|year=2012|IUCN_Year=2009.2}}</ref> |
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− | | regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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− | | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] |
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− | | classis = [[bird|Aves]] |
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− | | ordo = [[Passeriformes]] |
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− | | familia = [[sparrow|Passeridae]] |
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| binomial = ''Passer domesticus'' |
| binomial = ''Passer domesticus'' |
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| binomial_authority = ([[Linnaeus]], 1758) |
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==Description== |
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− | House Sparrows are small and brown in colour. Male House Sparrows have a black bib adorning their necks. They have light brown markings on their wings and a tan coloured belly. |
+ | House Sparrows are small and brown in colour. Male House Sparrows have a black bib adorning their necks. They have light brown markings on their wings and a tan coloured belly.{{Ontario}} |
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===Calls=== |
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− | House Sparrows emit a simple song consisting of ''cheep-cheep-cheep'' while calls consist of a short ''chill-up''. |
+ | House Sparrows emit a simple song consisting of ''cheep-cheep-cheep'' while calls consist of a short ''chill-up''.<ref name="Ontario" /> |
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Latest revision as of 19:22, 20 February 2016
House Sparrow | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Inopinaves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Suborder: | Passeri |
Family: | Passeridae |
Genus: | Passer |
Species: | P. domesticus |
Binomial name | |
Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
File:House Sparrow Range.png | |
Green=Year-Round, Yellow=Summer, Blue=Winter. |
Other names
Description
House Sparrows are small and brown in colour. Male House Sparrows have a black bib adorning their necks. They have light brown markings on their wings and a tan coloured belly.[2]
Similar species
Behaviour
Diet
Calls
House Sparrows emit a simple song consisting of cheep-cheep-cheep while calls consist of a short chill-up.[2]
Reproduction
Distribution/habitat
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Passer domesticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature.
- ^ a b Krista Kagume (2005). Compact Guide to Ontario Birds. Lone Pine Publishing. ISBN 1551054671.
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