Species guide
House sparrow
HarmlessPasser domesticus
How to recognise it
A stocky sparrow. The male has a gray crown, black bib and chestnut nape; the female is plain brown with a pale stripe behind the eye.
Is it dangerous?
A harmless, highly adaptable city and garden bird.
Recorded 25,798,903 times in the wild worldwide.
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