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 11 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 11 years ago

Trak Johnson

Bullet Ant

Thanks a lot for answering! Posted 11 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 11 years ago
2. 1. Trak Johnson
    
    Bullet Ant
    
    Ok, thanks! I'll remember that.
    TrakJohnson Posted 11 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 9 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: Perching Birds

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson