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House sparrow

Passer domesticus

Photo by Maria dB
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Field Notes

Description:

Females and young birds are colored pale brown and grey, and males have brighter black, white, and brown markings. The house sparrow was among the first animals to be given a scientific name in the modern system of biological classification, since it was described by Carl Linnaeus, in the 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

Habitat:

Underneath tables at an outdoor cafe

Notes:

This bird captured a large insect and spent some time wrangling it before it finally flew off to enjoy the meal.

Reference Links:

House Sparrow, House Sparrow, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Maria dB
Thanks, Fran. I more often see chipping sparrows at my home so it was nice to get a shot of this one working away at the cicada.

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PublishedJuly 29, 2013

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