House Sparrow Identification Guide
What I look like
The House Sparrow has a grey cap and cheeks, a brown nape, and a black bib.
It has a short, conical, and robust beak.
The upper side of its body is brown and striped.
The underside is light grey.
The female is grey-brown with a light eyebrow, without a brown nape or black bib.
My songs, my calls
The House Sparrow does not sing; it emits a chirping (like the high-pitched calls of chicks). "tchilp tchilp tchilp"
It can emit louder calls when agitated or in flight "tetetetet" "tchip".
How I behave
The House Sparrow is very sociable and lives in noisy groups.
It takes advantage of available food and often invades the feeder.
The House Sparrow loves sand baths. In the garden, you can set up a basin of fine sand.
It approaches humans very easily.
How I reproduce
The breeding season of the House Sparrow extends from March to September.
It produces 2 to 3 broods per year of 2 to 3 white to greenish eggs, speckled with brown.
It nests in cavities, nest boxes, or in the open air.
Its nest is a ball or cup of grass, straw, or hay.
What I eat
It has a granivorous beak (short, conical, and robust). It mainly eats seeds.
It has an omnivorous diet: it eats everything (seeds, small animals, fruits, buds).
Where to find me
The House Sparrow lives near habitations, in cities and in the countryside.
Even though it is widespread in Europe, its populations are declining.
We can maintain the species by installing several close nest boxes to form a small colony.
It is a sedentary species.