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House sparrow Passer domesticus Least concern

Where the house sparrow lives – recorded in 157 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)IntroducedRepresentative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 23,706,720 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See songbirds & perching birds on the world map

House sparrow male in Prospect Park
Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific namePasser domesticus
GroupSongbirds & perching birds
StatusLeast concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in157 countries
ContinentsAfrica, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Mass30.5 g
ClassBird
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyPasseridae

Where does the house sparrow live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the house sparrow in 157 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Brazil, South America, Maricá. In Angola, Argentina, Australia, Aruba, Bermuda, Brazil, Botswana, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Ivory Coast, Chile, Colombia, Cape Verde, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, Spain, Falkland Islands, France, French Guiana, Gambia, Kenya, Cayman Islands, Madagascar, Mauritius, Malawi, Mexico, Namibia, New Zealand, Panama, Rwanda, Senegal, Eswatini, Tanzania, Vietnam, Vanuatu, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a house sparrow?

Wikidata records the following for the house sparrow: mass 30.5 g.

Is the house sparrow endangered?

The house sparrow’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the house sparrow?

The house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Passeridae, genus Passer. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article House sparrow (revision 1380684906), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q14683 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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