Spanish Sparrow in a Garden

Spanish Sparrow

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Trak Johnson

Bullet Ant

Can someone tell me the species this bird belongs to? I am very bad at recognizing species, so I have no idea what it is.
Thanks,
TrakJohnson Posted 7 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  I'm reasonably sure that this is a Spanish sparrow, a female, based on this reference photo:
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_sparrow#mediaviewer/File:Passer_hispaniolensis_-Canary_Islands,_Spain_-female-8_%281%29.jpg
  
  Which is great, because that makes this a species intro, the first photo of this species on the site :) Posted 7 years ago

Trak Johnson

Bullet Ant

Thanks a lot for answering! Posted 7 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  No problem. Quick JungleDragon tip: if you reply to my comment (see reply link below each comment) the person you are replying to will get a notification email.
  
  You commented below me (you did not reply), therefore I did not get an email and only saw your response by chance. Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Trak Johnson
    
    Bullet Ant
    
    Ok, thanks! I'll remember that.
    TrakJohnson Posted 7 years ago

Thibaud Aronson

Lion

Sorry, but the Spanish sparrow is a rare vagrant to the Baleares. I honestly find females of Spanish and House sparrows to be nearly indistinguishable, but I would say that this is in fact a House sparrow... Posted 5 years ago

The House sparrow

The house sparrow is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. A small bird, it has a typical length of 16 cm and a weight of 24–39.5 g. Females and young birds are coloured pale brown and grey, and males have brighter black, white, and brown markings.

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Similar species: Passerines

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson