Talk:House sparrow

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It is not fully good article217.118.81.17 (talk) 18:53, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

How about The Great Sparrow War of the 1870s in USA??? (It is like Great Sparrow Campaign in China from 1958 to 1962) Please see https://daily.jstor.org/the-great-sparrow-war-of-the-1870s/

Cluttered with images

I added the cleanup template because IMO the article is cluttered with images, many of which are redundant. For example, we don't need three sets of image comparisons of male and female sparrows. The description and behavior sections are most in need of a cleanup – either by removing images or rearranging them so that they don't impede the reading of the article text (e.g. galleries). I would do this myself, but since one of my own images is present in the article, that would probably constitute an issue of bias... -Air55- ^(Talk) 05:59, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

• Frankly I don't think the amount of pictures is disturbing. A little less is ok - most of them are appropriate and illustrating the paragraph effectively. Remove some - feel free to select your own. Take Mirrenberg (talk) 08:11, 31 July 2021 (UTC)

Recording of bird call missing?

I listened to the recording of the House Sparrow call in this article, and all I hear are some wind noises in the microphone. The actual call seems to be missing from the recording. I'm not sure how to fix this. David Spector (talk) 00:04, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

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The house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae. Originally native to Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and a large part of Asia, it is now found in most parts of the world and is the most widely distributed wild bird. It is closely associated with human habitation and resides in both urban and rural areas. The house sparrow is a small bird with 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. It is sometimes considered a pest but is also sometimes kept as a pet or used as a food item. This male house sparrow was photographed in Prospect Park, New York City, New York.

Photograph credit: Rhododendrites

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