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House Sparrow / Passer domesticus

House Sparrow bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsItalian Sparrow, English Sparrow, Phillip Sparrow
Old latin name for birdPasser domesitcus, Fringilla domestica, Passer domesticua
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyOld World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae
GenusPasser
Breeding regionAfrica, Eurasia, Oriental Region
Breeding subregionmainly subarctic to subtropical Palearctic and Oriental region in anthropogenic habitats: Faroe and British Is., n Scandinavia e through subarctic Russia to Kamchatka; in s through Iberian Pen., n Africa including Nile Valley, n Eritrea, Arabian Pen., India and Sri Lanka, through n, c se Asia; introduced nearly worldwide
Non breeding regionsome short-range dispersal

House Sparrow bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, song, © Yoann Blanchon
    Spain
  • 2.
    Alarm call, call, rattle call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
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    Alarm call, call, various calls, wing noise, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
  • 4.
    Flight call, male, song, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
  • 5.
    Song, © Joost van Bruggen
    Netherlands
  • 6.
    Song, © Roby
    Switzerland
  • 7.
    Aggressive calls, call, © Joost van Bruggen
    Netherlands
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    Call, female, male, song, © Joost van Bruggen
    Netherlands
  • 9.
    Call, © Manuel Grosselet
    France
  • 10.
    Call, © Manuel Grosselet
    France
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Zarudny's Sparrow
Abd al-Kuri Sparrow
Great Sparrow
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Arabian Golden Sparrow
Plain-backed Sparrow
Spanish Sparrow
Cape Sparrow
Kordofan Sparrow
All related species (27)

Where to see House Sparrow

House Sparrow subspecies (12)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Passer domesticus bactrianusw Turkmenistan and ne Iran to w China and nw Pakistan-No
Passer domesticus balearoibericuss Europe (except Italy) to c Turkey-No
Passer domesticus biblicusCyprus, n Israel and nw Jordan to w Syria and se Turkey to nw Iran-No
Passer domesticus domesticusw, n Europe through n Asia to ne Siberia and n Japan, introduced in the Americas, South Africa and Australia-No
Passer domesticus hufufaene Arabia-No
Passer domesticus hyrcanusse Azerbaijan and n Iran-No
Passer domesticus indicuss Israel and s Palestine through Arabia and e to India and c se Asia-No
Passer domesticus niloticusEgypt-No
Passer domesticus parkininw, c Himalayas-No
Passer domesticus persicusc Iran to w, s Afghanistan-No
Passer domesticus rufidorsalisSudan and Eritrea-No
Passer domesticus tingitanusnw Africa-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаЛаҳәарүарақәа, аЛаҳәарүар, аҚалақь Лаҳәарүыс , аЛаҳәарүыс
AfrikaansHuismossie
AlbanianHarabeli
Arabicالبلدي دوري, العصفور الدوري, دوري منزلي, الدوري البلدي
Armenian[Tnayin Chnchghuk ], Տնային Ճնճղուկ
AzerbaijaniDam sərçəsi, Dan sərçəsi
Bashkirсыпсыҡ, өй сыпсығы, йорт турғайы, буҙ турғай, ауыл турғайы, хәрәм турғай, өй турғайы
BasqueEtxe-txolarre, Etxe-txolarrea, Pardal comú
BelarusianВерабей дамавы, Дамавы верабей
Bengaliপাতি চড়ুই
BretonGolvan-tiez, Ar golvan
BulgarianДомашно врабче, Домашно врабче + Италианско врабче
Catalanpardal comú, Pela-roques, Gorrió teulader
Chinese家麻雀, [jia ma-que]
Chinese (Traditional)家麻雀
Chuvashял çерçийĕ, Салакайăк, Çĕрçи, сала-кайăк, кил-çурт çерçийĕ
CornishGolvan chy
Croatianvrabac, Vrabac pokućar
Czechvrabec domácí
DanishGråspurv
DutchHuismus, Italiaanse Mus
Esperantodompasero
Estoniankoduvarblane
Faroesegráspurvur
Finnishvarpunen
FrenchMoineau cisalpin, Moineau domestique
FrisianMosk
GalicianPardal común, Pardal comú , Pardal
Georgianსახლის ბეღურა
GermanHaussperling, Italiensperling, Haussperling 
GreekΣπιτοσπoυργίτης, Στρούθος, Σπιτοσπουργίτης, Σπουργίτης
GuaraniGorrión, Guyra tupao
Hebrewדרור הבית, דרור בית
HindiUr kuruvi, Adaikalang kuruvi
Hungarianházi veréb
IcelandicGráspör
IndonesianBurunggereja Rumah, Burung gereja, Burung-gereja Rumah
IrishGealbhan, Gealbhan Binne
ItalianPassera oltremontana, Passera d'Italia, Passero eurpeo, Passera Europea, Passero domestico
Japaneseイエスズメ
KazakhҮй торғайы, торғай
Korean집참새
Latvianmājas zvirbulis
LithuanianŽvirblis, Italinis žvirblis, naminis žvirblis
LuxembourgishKarmësch, Hausspatz
MacedonianДомашно (Градско) врапче, домашно врапче, Врабец
MalayCiak Rumah, Burung Ciak Pasar
Malayalamഅങ്ങാടിക്കുരുവി
Maltesegħasafar tal-bejt, Għasfur tal-bejt
ManxJallyn, Sparroo
Marathiचिमणी
MongolianОронгийн бор шувуу, болжмор, хятруу шувуу, гэрийн бялзуухай, Оронгийн боршувуу, орны бор шувуу, хятруу, бялзуухай
Nepaliघर भ“गेरा
Northern SamiRánescihci, šilljocihci
NorwegianGråspurv, gråspurv, Huskall, Husspurv, Spurv
Norwegian NynorskGråsporv
Persianگنجشک خانگی
Polishwróbel (zwyczajny), Wróbel domowy, wróbel (wróbel domowy), wróbel, Wróbel zwyczajny
Portuguesepardal-comum, pardal, pardal-de-telhado, pardal-doméstico, Pardal-dos-tenhados, Pardal-comum, Pardal(-comum), Pardal-dos-telhados, Pardal-domestico, pardal comum
RomanianVrabie de casă, Vrabie
Romanshpasler da chasa
RussianВоробей домовый, Домовый воробей, Domovoy Vorobey, Домовой воробей, Воробей домовой
SardinianFurfurinu, Crucculeu, Gruccůcciu
SerbianVrabac pokućar, Vrabac pokucar, domaći vrabac, Врабац покућар, vrabac pokucarac, domaci vrabac
Slovakvrabec domový, Vrabec
Sloveniandomaci vrabec, domači vrabec
SpanishGorrión Casero, Gorrión moruno, Corbatita, Gorrión Domestico, Estornino rosado, Pinzón inglés, Gorrión Italiano, Gorrion Comun, Gorrión Inglés, Gorrión, Gorrión Doméstico, Copetón Europeo, Gorrión común
SwahiliShomoro-kaya
Swedishgråsparv
Tajikгунҷишк, гунҷишки оддӣ, чумчуқ, гунҷишки хонагӣ
Tamilவீட்டுச் சிட்டுக்குருவி
Tatarкарт чыпчык, йорт чыпчыгы
Thaiนกกระจอกใหญ่
TswanaTswere
TurkishEvcil Serçe, Serçe, Үй торғайы
UkrainianГоробець хатній , горобець хатній, Хатній горобець, Горобець
Uzbekуй чумчуғи
VietnameseSẻ nhà
WelshLlwyd y tô, Golfan, Aderyn y tô, Sbrocsyn, Strew, Aderyn y to, Aderyn