Sparrow Birds

Detail about Sparrow: 

Old World sparrows are a family of small passerine birds. They are also known as true sparrows, names also used for a particular genus of the family. The genus has about 30 species around the world. The best known of these is the house sparrow, Passer domesticus. And this birds scientific name is   Passeridae. House sparrows aren’t related to other North American sparrows, and they’re differently shaped. House Sparrows are chunkier, fuller in the chest, with a larger, rounded head, shorter tail, and stouter bill than most American sparrows.

House Sparrow :

The house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a species of sparrow. It lives all over the world. It originally lived only in Europe and Asia. However, people travelled to new places and the house sparrow went to those places too. It is now the bird with the widest distribution. This means it lives in the most places. The species has about 50 subspecies.

Distribution :

Sparrows can be seen on every continent on earth. A long time ago, they lived only in Europe, Asia and Africa. However, people traveled to Australia, North America and South America, and now sparrows are seen there too. The house sparrow is seen in every continent. In Australia, there are no sparrows in Western Australia, as they have not been able to travel across the deserts that separate that state from the eastern states. The government employs people to hunt and destroy any sparrows that might arrive.

North America :

The house sparrow was introduced to America in the late 19th century. It was introduced on purpose. It was imported by several people, including Eugene Schieffelin, who was a wealthy New York City admirer of Shakespeare. He wanted to introduce to America all the birds mentioned in the works of Shakespeare. Two of these species were great successes: starlings and house sparrows. He organized a society for the importation of foreign birds, incorporated in Albany.

Sparrow Basic Information :

Scientific name: Passeridae.

Speed: 46 km/h.
Lifespan: 3 years.
Mass: 24 – 40 g.
Length: 14 – 18 cm.
Clutch size: 4 – 5.