• Synonyms Italian Sparrow, English Sparrow, Phillip Sparrow
  • Old latin name for bird Passer domesitcus, Fringilla domestica, Passer domesticua

House Sparrowbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Alarm call, call, rattle call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
  • 2.
    Alarm call, call, © Esperanza Poveda
    Spain
  • 3.
    Alarm call, call, various calls, wing noise, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
  • 4.
    Flight call, male, song, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
  • 5.
    Call, female, male, song, © Joost van Bruggen
    Netherlands
  • 6.
    Aggressive calls, call, © Joost van Bruggen
    Netherlands
  • 7.
    Song, © Joost van Bruggen
    Netherlands
  • 8.
    Song, © Roby
    Switzerland
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see House Sparrow

  • Breeding region Africa, Eurasia, Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion mainly subarctic to subtropical Palearctic and Oriental region in anthropogenic habitats: Faroe and British Isles, 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 region some short-range dispersal

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

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаҚалақь Лаҳәарүыс , аЛаҳәарүар, аЛаҳәарүыс, аЛаҳәарүарақәа
AfrikaansHuismossie
AlbanianHarabeli
Arabicالبلدي دوري, العصفور الدوري, الدوري البلدي, دوري منزلي
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
BretonAr golvan, Golvan-tiez
BulgarianДомашно врабче + Италианско врабче, Домашно врабче
Catalanpardal comú, Gorrió teulader, Pela-roques
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 בית, דרור הבית
HindiAdaikalang kuruvi, Ur 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, naminis žvirblis, Italinis žvirblis
LuxembourgishHausspatz , Karmësch
Macedonianдомашно врапче, Домашно (Градско) врапче, Врабец
MalayCiak Rumah, Burung Ciak Pasar
Malayalamഅങ്ങാടിക്കുരുവി
Maltesegħasafar tal-bejt, Għasfur tal-bejt
ManxJallyn, Sparroo
Marathiचिमणी
Mongolianгэрийн бялзуухай, Оронгийн боршувуу, хятруу шувуу, бялзуухай, хятруу, болжмор, орны бор шувуу, Оронгийн бор шувуу
Nepaliघर भ“गेरा
Northern Samišilljocihci, Ránescihci
NorwegianHuskall, gråspurv, Husspurv, Spurv
Norwegian NynorskGråsporv
Persianگنجشک خانگی
Polishwróbel, wróbel (wróbel domowy), wróbel (zwyczajny), Wróbel domowy, Wróbel zwyczajny
Portuguesepardal, pardal-doméstico, Pardal-dos-tenhados, Pardal-comum, Pardal(-comum), Pardal-dos-telhados, Pardal-domestico, pardal comum, pardal-comum
RomanianVrabie de casă, Vrabie
Romanshpasler da chasa
RussianВоробей домовой, Домовый воробей, Domovoy Vorobey, Домовой воробей, Воробей домовый
SardinianGruccůcciu, Furfurinu, Crucculeu
Serbianvrabac pokucarac, Врабац покућар, domaci vrabac, Vrabac pokucar, Vrabac pokućar, domaći vrabac
Slovakvrabec domový, Vrabec
Sloveniandomači vrabec, domaci vrabec
SpanishGorrión moruno, Copetón Europeo, Gorrión Doméstico, Gorrión, Gorrión Inglés, Gorrion Comun, Gorrión Casero, Gorrión Italiano, Pinzón inglés, Estornino rosado, Gorrión Domestico, Corbatita, Gorrión común
SwahiliShomoro-kaya
Swedishgråsparv
Tajikгунҷишки оддӣ, гунҷишк, гунҷишки хонагӣ, чумчуқ
Tamilவீட்டுச் சிட்டுக்குருவி
Tatarйорт чыпчыгы , карт чыпчык
Thaiนกกระจอกใหญ่
TswanaTswere
TurkishEvcil Serçe, Үй торғайы, Serçe
UkrainianГоробець, Хатній горобець, горобець хатній, Горобець хатній
Uzbekуй чумчуғи
VietnameseSẻ nhà
WelshSbrocsyn, Aderyn, Aderyn y to, Aderyn y tô, Strew, Golfan, Llwyd y tô