This article is about Old World sparrows. For New World sparrows, see New World sparrow. For other uses, see Sparrow (disambiguation).
Old World sparrow
Male house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Passeriformes
Suborder:
Passeri
Infraorder:
Passerida
Superfamily:
Passeroidea
Family:
Passeridae Rafinesque, 1815
Type genus
Passer
Brisson, 1760
Genera
Hypocryptadius
Carpospiza
Petronia
Onychostruthus
Montifringilla
Pyrgilauda
Gymnoris
Passer
Old World sparrows are a group of small passerine birds forming the family Passeridae. They are also known as true sparrows, a name also used for a particular genus of the family, Passer.[1] They are distinct from both the New World 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. They are primarily seed-eaters, though they also consume small insects. Some species scavenge for food around cities and, like pigeons or gulls, will eat small quantities of a diversity of items.
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