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| House Sparrow Identification All About Birds |
Probably affected some local birds by competing for nesting sites and food. Eastern population peaked around 1900 and has been gradually declining in recent years.
Old World Sparrows in families
Cities, villages, growing farms. The general environment varies, but in North America, it is mostly found around man-made structures, never in unchanged natural habitats. Lives in city centers, suburbs, farms; even around single-family homes or businesses surrounded by land not suitable for house sparrows, such as desert or forest.
It is one of the most famous songbirds in the world today, and the house sparrow has a simple style for success: it connects with humans. It belongs to Eurasia as well as North Africa, and it has been tried in urban and agricultural areas and has succeeded the world, including North America, where it was first introduced in New York in 1851Highly sympathetic and aggressive, they are skilled at living on the city sidewalk where it is not easy for any bird to live there; in rural areas, they occupy other birds' nests and drive them out.
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Feeding behavior
Seeks food mainly by jumping on the ground. May sit on grass stems to reach seeds. Suitable for foraging, can pick up crushed insects in front of parked cars or search for insects in the bark. Delivered to bird feeders for a wide variety of items.
Eggs
Usually 3-6, sometimes 2-7, rarely 1-8. Whitish to greenish-white, with brown and grey spots concentrated towards the broad end. Incubation is guaranteed by both parents, 10-14 days. Young: Both parents feed the young. Young leaves nest about two weeks after hatching. 2-3 incubations per year.
Young
Both parents feed the chicks. Young leaves nest about two weeks after hatching. 2-3 incubations per year.
Diet
Mostly seeds. In most situations, the vast majority of the diet consists of weed seeds and grasses or cereal waste. I also eat some insects, especially in summer. In urban areas, it also collects food crumbs left by humans.
Nesting
During courtship, the male jumps close to the female with a raised tail, drooping wings, inflatable breasts, bowing, and chirping. Often breeds in small colonies. Pairs protect only a small territory in the immediate vicinity of the nest, sweeping away any invaders. The nest varies from one form to another in a tree, a hole in a building, or a gutter,, a nest box, nests of other birds. Where such sites are rare, they nest in the open in tree branches. The nest (built by both parents) is made of materials such as grass, weeds, twigs, rubbish, usually lined with feathers. Within the enclosed space, the material forms the base; in open sites, the nest is a spherical mass with a side entrance.
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