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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyPasseridae (Old World Sparrows)
- GenusPasser (True Sparrows)
- SpeciesPasser domesticus (House Sparrow)
In 3 days >90%
499 Verified sightings at Yekaterinburg
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted
About the House Sparrow
The house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. It is a small bird that has a typical length of 16 cm (6.3 in) and a mass of 24–39.5 g (0.85–1.39 oz). Females and young birds are coloured pale brown and grey, and males have brighter black, white, and brown markings. One of 28 species in the genus Passer, the house sparrow is native to most of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin, and a large part of Asia. Its intentional or accidental introductions to many regions, including parts of Australasia, Africa, and the Americas, make it the most widely distributed wild bird.
The house sparrow is strongly associated with human habitation, and can live in urban or rural settings. Though found in widely varied habitats and climates, it typically avoids extensive woodlands, grasslands, polar regions, and hot, dry deserts far away from human development. For sustenance, the house sparrow routinely feeds at home and public bird feeding stations, but naturally feeds on the seeds of grains, flowering plants and weeds. However, it is an opportunistic, omnivorous eater, and commonly catches invertebrates such as insects and their larvae, caterpillars, and many other natural foods.
Because of its numbers, ubiquity, and association with human settlements, the house sparrow is culturally prominent. It is extensively, and usually unsuccessfully, persecuted as an agricultural pest. It has also often been kept as a pet, as well as being a food item and a symbol of lust, sexual potency, commonness, and vulgarity. Though it is widespread and abundant, its numbers have declined in some areas. The bird's conservation status is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of House Sparrow in Yekaterinburg
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Before you go
What are the chances of seeing a House Sparrow in Yekaterinburg?
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a House Sparrow sighting in Yekaterinburg on a given day, based on 499 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 116 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a House Sparrow in Yekaterinburg?
April–June and November–January
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a House Sparrow in Yekaterinburg on a given day, against about 40% in August, the lowest month.
What time of day is best to see a House Sparrow?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most House Sparrow sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Yekaterinburg the best place to see a House Sparrow?
40th of 279
Of the 279 cities where we can rate House Sparrow sightings, Yekaterinburg ranks 40th at about 70%. The best odds are in Amman (Jordan, over 90%), Doha (Qatar, over 90%) and Tehran (Iran, over 90%).
Where does the House Sparrow sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the House Sparrow is recorded against all the birds logged in Yekaterinburg (499 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
