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Passer domesticus male
Native to most of Europe, the Mediterranean and a large part of Asia.
Sparrow males as seen here, have a conspicuous grey crown, black face/throat and dark black and brown upper parts. The remainder of the under parts are pale grey-brown.
House sparrows were introduced to New Zealand first in the mid 1860s in an attempt to combat agricultural plagues and soon became incredibly abundant.
15 cm length
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.
Similar species: Perching Birds
By Ruth Spigelman
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Uploaded Nov 24, 2019. Captured Mar 25, 2019 13:23 in Hamilton Gardens, Hamilton East, Hamilton 3216, New Zealand.
