Old World sparrows

E694097

bird clade passerine songbird taxonomic group

Old World sparrows are small, seed-eating passerine birds native to Europe, Asia, and Africa, best known for species like the house sparrow that commonly live in close association with humans.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sparrows	7

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bird clade ⓘ passerine ⓘ songbird ⓘ taxonomic group ⓘ
associationWithHumans	commensal ⓘ
bodySize	small ⓘ
class	Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ
commonName	Old World sparrows NERFINISHED ⓘ true sparrows ⓘ
conservationStatus	most species least concern ⓘ
diet	insects ⓘ seeds ⓘ
ecologicalRole	insect predator ⓘ prey for small raptors ⓘ seed predator ⓘ
infraorder	Passerida NERFINISHED ⓘ
introducedTo	Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ various oceanic islands ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
morphologicalFeature	short tail ⓘ stout body ⓘ strong legs ⓘ
nativeTo	Africa ⓘ Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
nestSite	buildings ⓘ cavities ⓘ
nestType	cup-shaped nest ⓘ
notableSpecies	Cape sparrow ⓘ Eurasian tree sparrow ⓘ Italian sparrow ⓘ Spanish sparrow ⓘ dead sea sparrow ⓘ house sparrow ⓘ
order	Passeriformes ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
plumagePattern	generally brown and grey ⓘ
reproduction	lay multiple eggs per clutch ⓘ
sexualDimorphism	present in many species ⓘ
socialBehavior	gregarious ⓘ often flocking ⓘ
suborder	Passeri NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonName	Passeridae NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank	family ⓘ
typeGenus	Passer NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalBillAdaptation	seed-eating ⓘ
typicalBillType	conical bill ⓘ
typicalHabitat	farmland ⓘ open habitats ⓘ suburban areas ⓘ urban areas ⓘ
vocalizationType	short songs ⓘ simple chirps ⓘ