# House Sparrow

[![female house sparrow on fountain.jpg](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/female-house-sparrow-on-fountain.jpg)](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/female-house-sparrow-on-fountain.jpg)

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-an-american-kestrel-" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 1px; background-color: #ecf0f1;"><colgroup><col style="width: 99.876543%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-width: 1px;">*A female house sparrow perched on a fountain at the Pearl in San Antonio* | 07/29/2021</td></tr></tbody></table>

### **Description**

The House Sparrow is ubiquitous all over the world. The females are a dull brown color with a yellow beak and a few shades of brown on their backside. The male has grey on top of its head with a black and white throat and an overall richer brown color.

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### <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**Personal stats**</span>  


#### <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**First observation**</span>

<table border="1" class="align-center" id="bkmrk-%F0%9F%93%86-12%2F01%2F2013-%F0%9F%93%8D-los-a" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 50%; border-width: 1px; height: 58px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 21.234568%;"></col><col style="width: 78.518519%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 29px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-width: 1px; height: 29px;">📆</td><td class="align-center" style="border-width: 1px; height: 29px;">09/08/2013</td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="border-width: 1px; height: 29px; vertical-align: middle;">📍</td><td class="align-center" style="border-width: 1px; height: 29px;">Los Angeles, California</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### **Captured media details**

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</td><td style="height: 29.5px; border-width: 1px;">**Male**  
</td><td style="height: 29.5px; border-width: 1px;">**Female**  
</td><td style="height: 29.5px; border-width: 1px;">**Unknown**  
</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="vertical-align: middle; height: 29px; border-width: 1px;">📸</td><td style="vertical-align: middle; height: 29px; border-width: 1px;">✔️</td><td class="align-center" style="vertical-align: middle; height: 29px; border-width: 1px;">✔️</td><td class="align-center" style="vertical-align: middle; height: 29px; border-width: 1px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td class="align-center" style="vertical-align: middle; height: 29px; border-width: 1px;">🎙️</td><td class="align-center" style="vertical-align: middle; height: 29px; border-width: 1px;">✔️</td><td class="align-center" style="vertical-align: middle; height: 29px; border-width: 1px;">  
</td><td class="align-center" style="vertical-align: middle; height: 29px; border-width: 1px;">✔️</td></tr></tbody></table>

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### **Experiences &amp; anecdotes**

**12/16/2022** - I feel so conflicted about this bird. Originally from Europe, they can now be found all over the world. They are super adaptable and thrive in cities and other urban areas around humans. I took a trip to Greece recently, and while I was there I realize I've never captured audio of this bird. When we visited Marathon, Greece I captured a short clip of their calls.

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### **Captured media**

#### **Photographs**

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">**[![male house sparrow on bird buddy feeder.jpg](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/male-house-sparrow-on-bird-buddy-feeder.jpg)](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/male-house-sparrow-on-bird-buddy-feeder.jpg)**</span>

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-an-american-kestrel--1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 99.876543%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">*<span style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">A male House Sparrow photo courtesy of the Bird Buddy smart feeder </span>*<span style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">| 04/03/2023</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

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<span style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">[![female house sparrow.jpg](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/female-house-sparrow.jpg)](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/female-house-sparrow.jpg)</span>

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-a-poofed-up-kestrel-" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 29px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 99.876543%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 29px;"><td class="align-center" style="height: 29px; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">*This female House Sparrow is perched in an Oak Tree* | 10/11/2021</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<span style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">*[![female house sparrow on fountain 2.jpg](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/female-house-sparrow-on-fountain-2.jpg)](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/female-house-sparrow-on-fountain-2.jpg)*</span>

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-the-american-kestrel-1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 99.876543%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">*Another look at a Female House Sparrow* | 07/29/2021</td></tr></tbody></table>

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#### **Audio recordings**

- **[ML565438911](https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/565438911)** - 0:04 
    - You've definitely heard this bird before

<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="392" src="https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/565438911/embed" width="320"></iframe>

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### **From my blogs**

- [A rare visitor at South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center](https://becausebirds.com/a-rare-visitor-at-south-padre-island-birding-and-nature-center/)
- [REVIEW: New smart bird feeder with a camera and sleek app | Bird Buddy](https://becausebirds.com/review-new-smart-bird-feeder-with-a-camera-and-sleek-app-bird-buddy/)
- [Leading a bird walk at Pearsall Park with Bexar Audubon Society](https://becausebirds.com/leading-a-bird-walk-at-pearsall-park-with-bexar-audubon-society/)
- [Birding in Boerne](https://becausebirds.com/birding-in-boerne/)
- [Painted Buntings and Nesting Scissor-tailed Flycatchers](https://becausebirds.com/painted-buntings-and-nesting-scissor-tailed-flycatchers/)
- [Birding at twilight](https://becausebirds.com/birding-at-twilight/)