"Dunnock The dunnock (""Prunella modularis"") is a small passerine, or perching bird, found throughout temperate Europe and into Asia. Dunnocks have also been successfully introduced into New Zealand. It is by far the most widespread member of the accentor family, which otherwise consists of mountain species. Other common names of the dunnock include the hedge accentor, hedge sparrow, or hedge warbler. The name ""dunnock"" comes English ""dun"" (dingy brown, dark-coloured) and the diminutive ""ock"", and ""accentor"" is from post-classical Latin and means a person who sings with another. The genus name ""Prunella"" is from the German ""Braunelle"", ""dunnock"", a diminutive"
"Tuareg, who call the bird ""moula-moula"", also say that this bird brings good news when it comes to stay near the camp. Desert sparrow The desert sparrow (""Passer simplex"") is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae, found in the Sahara Desert of northern Africa. A similar bird, Zarudny's sparrow, is found in Central Asia and was historically recognised as a subspecies of the desert sparrow, but varies in a number of ways and is now recognised as a separate species by BirdLife International, the IOC World Bird List, and the ""Handbook of the Birds of the World"
"Henslow's sparrow Henslow's sparrow (""Ammodramus henslowii"") is a passerine bird in the Passerellidae family. It was named by John James Audubon in honor of John Stevens Henslow. It was formerly classified in the genus ""Ammodramus."" Adults have streaked brown upperparts with a light brown breast with streaks, a white belly and a white throat. They have a pale stripe on the crown with a dark stripe on each side, an olive face and neck, rust-coloured wings and a short dark forked tail. Their breeding habitat is shrubby fields, often wet, in southern Canada, the northeastern United States, and the midwestern"
"sparrow, whose ranges are for the most part separated by the Appalachian Mountains. Henslow's sparrow Henslow's sparrow (""Ammodramus henslowii"") is a passerine bird in the Passerellidae family. It was named by John James Audubon in honor of John Stevens Henslow. It was formerly classified in the genus ""Ammodramus."" Adults have streaked brown upperparts with a light brown breast with streaks, a white belly and a white throat. They have a pale stripe on the crown with a dark stripe on each side, an olive face and neck, rust-coloured wings and a short dark forked tail. Their breeding habitat is shrubby"
"also called by a number of alternative English names, including ""English sparrow"", chiefly in North America; and ""Indian sparrow"" or ""Indian house sparrow"", for the birds of the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia. Dialectal names include ""sparr"", ""sparrer"", ""spadger"", ""spadgick"", and ""philip"", mainly in southern England; ""spug"" and ""spuggy"", mainly in northern England; ""spur"" and ""sprig"", mainly in Scotland; and ""spatzie"" or ""spotsie"", from the German ""Spatz"", in North America. The genus ""Passer"" contains about 25 species, depending on the authority, 26 according to the ""Handbook of the Birds of the World"". Most ""Passer"" species are dull-coloured birds with short,"
"species, and it was listed in the IOC World Bird List from December 2009. It has a very restricted distribution, and a population of under 1,000 individuals, so despite not having any known threats it is considered a Vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List. Abd al-Kuri sparrow The Abd al-Kuri sparrow (""Passer hemileucus"") is a passerine bird endemic to the small island of Abd al Kuri (also spelled several other ways) in the Socotra archipelago of the Indian Ocean, off the Horn of Africa. Though this species was originally described as a distinct species, it was considered conspecific with"
"Java sparrow The Java sparrow (""Lonchura oryzivora""), also known as Java finch, Java rice sparrow or Java rice bird, is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in Java, Bali and Bawean in Indonesia. It is a popular cage bird, and has been introduced in a large number of other countries. Some taxonomists place this and the Timor sparrow in their own genus ""Padda"". The Java sparrow is about in length from the beak to its tip of tail feathers. Although only about the size of a house sparrow, it may be the largest species"
"Lesbia in Catullus's poems may not have been a sparrow, but a thrush or European goldfinch. John Skelton's ""The Boke of Phyllyp Sparowe"" is a lament for a pet house sparrow belonging to a Jane Scrope, narrated by Scrope. Sparrow Sparrows are a family of small passerine birds. They are also known as true sparrows, or Old World sparrows, names also used for a particular genus of the family, ""Passer"". They are distinct from both the American sparrows, in the family Passerellidae, and from a few other birds sharing their name, such as the Java sparrow of the family Estrildidae."
"Iago sparrow The Iago sparrow (""Passer iagoensis""), also known as the Cape Verde or rufous-backed sparrow, is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae. It is endemic to the Cape Verde archipelago, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean near western Africa. Females and young birds have brown plumage with black marks above, and a dull grey underside, and are distinguished from other species of sparrow by their large, distinct supercilium. Males have a brighter underside and bold black and chestnut stripes on their head. At long, it is a smaller sparrow. This bird's vocalisations are mostly variations on its chirp,"
"Desert sparrow The desert sparrow (""Passer simplex"") is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae, found in the Sahara Desert of northern Africa. A similar bird, Zarudny's sparrow, is found in Central Asia and was historically recognised as a subspecies of the desert sparrow, but varies in a number of ways and is now recognised as a separate species by BirdLife International, the IOC World Bird List, and the ""Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive"". The desert sparrow has two subspecies which occur in some of driest parts of the Sahara Desert in northern Africa. This"
"sparrow churring alarm call. The northern grey-headed sparrow is replaced in eastern and southern Africa by very similar birds that are sometimes considered races of this species: Swainson's sparrow, the parrot-billed sparrow, the Swahili sparrow, and the southern grey-headed sparrow. According to phylogenetic studies by Arnaiz-Villena et al., this species is indeed related to the other grey-headed sparrows, and these species together are most closely related within genus ""Passer"" to the house sparrow and allies. Northern grey-headed sparrow The northern grey-headed sparrow (""Passer griseus""), also known as the grey-headed or common grey-headed sparrow, is a species of bird in the"
"reported to be more than 20,000. The key list of birds reported by BirdLife International is: garganey (""Anas querquedula""), great white pelican (""Pelecanus onocrotalus""), fox kestrel (""Falco alopex""), pallid harrier (""Circus macrourus""), Savile's bustard (""Eupodotis savilei""), black crowned-crane (""Balearica pavonina""), African collared-dove (""Streptopelia roseogrisea""), Senegal parrot (""Poicephalus senegalus""), red-throated bee-eater (""Merops bulocki""), Sahelian woodpecker (""Dendropicos elachus""), piapiac (""Ptilostomus afer""), Sennar penduline-tit (""Anthoscopus punctifrons""), red-pate cisticola (""Cisticola ruficeps""), river prinia (""Prinia fluviatilis""), Senegal eremomela (""Eremomela pusilla""), purple glossy-starling (""Lamprotornis purpureus""), chestnut-bellied starling (""Lamprotornis pulcher""), black scrub-robin (""Cercotrichas podobe""), chestnut-crowned sparrow-weaver (""Plocepasser superciliosus""), Sudan golden sparrow (""Passer luteus""), bush petronia (""Petronia dentata""),"
"Sparrow Sparrows are a family of small passerine birds. They are also known as true sparrows, or Old World sparrows, names also used for a particular genus of the family, ""Passer"". They are distinct from both the American sparrows, in the family Passerellidae, and from a few other birds sharing their name, such as the Java sparrow of the family Estrildidae. Many species nest on buildings and the house and Eurasian tree sparrows, in particular, inhabit cities in large numbers, so sparrows are among the most familiar of all wild birds. They are primarily seed-eaters, though they also consume small"
"on the ground, laying three to six eggs in a grass cup nest sheltered by a clump of grass or other vegetation. The eggs are white with black scrawling. The song is two clear notes followed by a mixture of buzzes and trills. The flight call is a thin ""sit"". Lark sparrow The lark sparrow (""Chondestes grammacus"") is a fairly large American sparrow. It is the only member of the genus ""Chondestes"". This passerine bird breeds in southern Canada, much of the United States, and northern Mexico. It is much less common in the east, where its range is contracting."
"uncommon native sacaton grass ""Sporobolus wrightii"" is preferred, but stands of introduced non-native Lehmann lovegrass (""Eragrostis lehmanniana"") and Boer lovegrass (""E. curvula"" var. ""conferta"") are also successfully utilized, though at lower population densities. The name of this species commemorates the ornithologist Matteo Botteri (1808–1877). Botteri's sparrow The Botteri's sparrow (""Peucaea botterii"") is a medium-sized sparrow. This passerine bird is primarily found in Mexico, with a breeding range that extends into the southeastern tip of the U.S. state of Arizona, and a small non-migratory population in the Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas, which is threatened by loss of habitat. It"
"travelled further, the familiar names were applied to new birds with similar characteristics. Names that have generalised this way include: kite (""Milvus milvus""), sparrow-hawk or sparhawk (""Accipiter nisus""), goshawk (""Accipiter gentilis""), kestrel (""Falco tinninculus""), hobby (""Falco subbuteo""), harrier (simplified from ""hen-harrier"", ""Circus cyaneus""), buzzard (""Buteo buteo""). Some names have not generalised, and refer to single species (or groups of closely related (sub)species): merlin (""Falco columbarius""), osprey (""Pandion haliaetus""). The taxonomy of Carl Linnaeus grouped birds (class Aves) into orders, genera, and species, with no formal ranks between genus and order. He placed all birds of prey into a single order,"
"Russet sparrow The russet sparrow (""Passer cinnamomeus""), also called the cinnamon or cinnamon tree sparrow, is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae. A chunky little seed-eating bird with a thick bill, it has a body length of . Its plumage is mainly warm rufous above and grey below. It exhibits sexual dimorphism, with the plumage of both sexes patterned similarly to that of the corresponding sex of house sparrow. Its vocalisations are sweet and musical chirps, which when strung together form a song. Three subspecies are recognised, differing chiefly in the yellowness of their underparts. The subspecies ""rutilans"""
"Sudan golden sparrow The Sudan golden sparrow (""Passer luteus"") is a small bird in the sparrow family found in sub-Saharan Africa. It is a popular cage bird, and in aviculture it is known as the golden song sparrow. The Arabian golden sparrow and this species are sometimes considered one species, as the ""golden sparrow"". This species was first described by Martin Lichtenstein in 1823, as ""Fringilla lutea"", from a specimen collected at Dongola, Sudan. Since then it has generally been placed in the genus ""Passer"". The species name ""luteus"" means saffron yellow in Latin. The two golden sparrows are very"
"Baird's sparrow Baird's sparrow (""Ammodramus bairdii"") is a species of North American birds in the family Passerellidae of order Passeriformes. It is a migratory bird native to the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It was formerly classified in the genus ""Ammodramus."" The Baird's sparrow can be identified as a small brown streaked sparrow. Their faces are a yellow-brown color featuring subtle black markings. These birds have a narrow band of brown streaks on their chests. This species can be distinguished from others by its unique broad ochre central crown stripe. Juveniles exhibit similar coloration but often have more streaking. Adult"
"baya weaver or pied myna. Both the male and female take part in nest building and incubation. Clutches typically contain three to five eggs. Scrope Doig described the eggs as being markedly smaller than the house sparrow's, measuring 0.7 × 0.5 in (1.3 × 1.8 cm) and similarly greenish or greyish with highly variable blotches, striations, and other markings. Sind sparrow The Sind sparrow (""Passer pyrrhonotus"") is a passerine bird of the sparrow family, Passeridae, found around the Indus valley region in South Asia. It is also known as the jungle, Sind jungle, or rufous-backed sparrow. Very similar to the"
"of divine providence in the Gospel of Matthew also inspired later references, such as that in Shakespeare's ""Hamlet"" and the Gospel hymn ""His Eye Is on the Sparrow"". House sparrow The house sparrow (""Passer domesticus"") is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. A small bird, it has a typical length of and a mass of . Females and young birds are coloured pale brown and grey, and males have brighter black, white, and brown markings. One of about 25 species in the genus ""Passer"", the house sparrow is native to most of"
"Rufous-collared sparrow The rufous-collared sparrow or Andean sparrow (""Zonotrichia capensis"") is an American sparrow found in a wide range of habitats, often near humans, from the extreme south-east of Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, and on the island of Hispaniola. It is famous for its diverse vocalizations, which have been intensely studied since the 1970s, particularly by Paul Handford and Stephen C. Lougheed (UWO), Fernando Nottebohm (Rockefeller University) and Pablo Luis Tubaro (UBA). Local names for this bird include the Portuguese tico-tico, the Spanish chingolo, chincol and copetón, ""tufted"" in Colombia and comemaíz ""corn eater"" in Costa Rica. The rufous-collared"
"Many taxonomists now place this genus in ""Lonchura"" with the mannikins and munias. Padda These are small, plump, gregarious passerine birds. They frequent open grassland and cultivation and feed mainly on grain and other seeds, including rice. Both species have white-cheeked black heads and thick bills. The sexes are similar, but immature birds have brown upperparts and paler brown underparts and cheeks. The call of both species is a ""chip"", and the song is a raid series of call notes ""chipchipchipchipchipchip"". The species are Java sparrow is a popular cagebird, and has been introduced in a large number of other"
"Lark sparrow The lark sparrow (""Chondestes grammacus"") is a fairly large American sparrow. It is the only member of the genus ""Chondestes"". This passerine bird breeds in southern Canada, much of the United States, and northern Mexico. It is much less common in the east, where its range is contracting. The populations in Mexico and adjacent states of the United States are resident, but other birds are migratory, wintering in the southern United States, Mexico and south to Guatemala. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe, with two accepted records in Great Britain in 1981 and 1991. The"
"pair flies low and flushes up small birds while the other follows higher up and seizes the prey as it flushes from cover. They fly with a fast and dashing flight. It prefers to prey on birds found in open areas and some of the species it has been recorded to hunt are Eurasian tree sparrow (""Passer montanus""), house sparrow (""Passer domesticus""), white-browed wagtail (""Motacilla madaraspatensis""), rosy starling (""Sturnus roseus""), chestnut-tailed starling (""Sturnus malabaricus""), Indian cuckoo (""Cuculus micropterus""), Kentish plover (""Charadrius alexandrinus""), little ringed plover (""Charadrius dubius""), ashy-crowned finch-lark (""Eremoptrix griseus""), besides robins, quails, babblers, swifts, bulbuls, pipits, larks (mainly"
"plumage. Even more, the challenge of identification becomes harder when this two species hybridize in the boundaries of their territories. Another similar species is the horned lark, although it has a larger black tail and it has a smaller white patch on the wings. The snow bunting was formerly part of the Emberizidae family that includes American sparrows, buntings, towhees and finches. This family was formed after a broad geologically recent radiation of passerine birds. However, it is now part of the family Calcariidae which contains the longspurs. Despite the wide distribution of this species there is no a significant"
"management practices in South Florida, and natural processes such as hurricanes, have caused water level changes and flooding, reducing available habitat. Fire suppression has increased the plant density and diversity in the area, reducing the open habitat required by the sparrow. These factors contributed to its decline. The bird is strongly influenced by water levels. Water level rise effectively halts breeding activities, in part because nests are suspended just off the ground. Daily water level shifts even affect behavior, subduing vocalizations by territorial males. The bird's sensitivity to environmental conditions have earned it the nickname ""Goldilocks bird"", because for it"
"Nelson's sparrow Nelson's sparrow (""Ammodramus nelsoni"") is a small American sparrow. This bird was named after Edward William Nelson, an American naturalist. Formerly, this bird and the saltmarsh sparrow were considered to be a single species, the sharp-tailed sparrow; because of this it was briefly known as Nelson's sharp-tailed sparrow. Adults have brownish upperparts with gray on the crown and nape, a cream-colored breast with light or indistinct streaking and a white throat and belly; they have an orange face with gray cheeks and a short pointed tail. Their breeding habitat is marshes on the Atlantic coast of Canada and"
"to stay awake for up to two weeks during migration. This effect has been studied for possible human applications, such as shift-work drowsiness or truck driving. White-crowned sparrow The white-crowned sparrow (""Zonotrichia leucophrys"") is a species of passerine bird native to North America. A medium-sized member of the American sparrow family, this species is marked by a grey face and black and white streaking on the upper head. It breeds in brushy areas in the taiga and tundra of the northernmost parts of the continent and in the Rocky Mountains and Pacific coast. While southerly populations in the Rocky Mountains"
"strip with the house sparrow, but to the south it intergrades over the southern half of Italy and some Mediterranean islands with the Spanish sparrow. On the Mediterranean islands of Malta, Gozo, Crete, Rhodes, and Karpathos, the other apparently intermediate birds are of unknown status. A large number of subspecies have been named, of which 12 were recognised in the ""Handbook of the Birds of the World"". These subspecies are divided into two groups, the Palaearctic ""P. d. domesticus"" group, and the Oriental ""P. d. indicus"" group. Several Middle Eastern subspecies, including ""P. d. biblicus"", are sometimes considered a third,"
"cities, the most numerous are pigeons. Other common species are the sparrow, tree sparrow, siskin, rook, crow, jackdaw, magpie, swift, martin, swallow, Kestrel, mute swan, mallard, coot, merganser, black-headed gull, great tit, blue tit, Long-tailed Tit, Greenfinch, Hawfinch, Collared Dove, Common wood pigeon, fieldfare, redwing, Common starling, gray heron, white stork, Common chaffinch, blackbird, jay, nuthatch, bullfinch, cuckoo, waxwing, Lesser spotted woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, White-backed woodpecker, white wagtail, blackcap, Black redstart, Old World flycatcher, Emberizidae, goldfinch, Western marsh harrier, Little bittern, Common moorhen, reed bunting, Remiz, Great reed warbler, Little crake, Little ringed plover and White-tailed eagle. In addition,"
"Abd al-Kuri sparrow The Abd al-Kuri sparrow (""Passer hemileucus"") is a passerine bird endemic to the small island of Abd al Kuri (also spelled several other ways) in the Socotra archipelago of the Indian Ocean, off the Horn of Africa. Though this species was originally described as a distinct species, it was considered conspecific with the Socotra sparrow. A study by Guy Kirwan showed significant differences from the Socotra sparrow, and that the two sparrows might even have different origins. On the evidence that it is morphologically distinct, BirdLife International (and hence the IUCN Red List) recognised it as a"
"Northern grey-headed sparrow The northern grey-headed sparrow (""Passer griseus""), also known as the grey-headed or common grey-headed sparrow, is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae, which is resident in much of tropical Africa. It occurs in a wide range of open habitats, including open woodlands and human habitation, often occupying the same niche as the house sparrow does in Eurasia. The adult northern grey-headed sparrow has a pale grey head with a white moustache stripe, pale brown upperparts, whitish underparts and chestnut wings with a small white shoulder patch. The sexes are similar, but young birds are"