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House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Photo by NayNay
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Field Notes

Description:

small bird with brown feathers and short beak. A sparrow perhaps?

Habitat:

Spotted in Oahu, Hawaii picking seeds from the grass.

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House Sparrow

Species ID Suggestions

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

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Gordon Dietzman
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House Finch

Carpodacus mexicanus

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SheaEckert
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Comments (4)
Gordon Dietzman
I've always had a difficult time telling these two common birds apart. The males are always pretty easy to tell apart. But the females resemble each other. Best way to tell them apart is that the female house sparrows don't have a streaked breast whereas the female house finch do.
NayNay
Thanks for the suggestions :-) I think it's a house sparrow. House finches in most cases have red on their bodies such as their head neck or shoulders. After googling images of both, I think he looks more like a house sparrow.

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