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Male House Sparrow

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SST_Defiant^ED^



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Registered: March 2005
Location: Zegema Beach, MaryLand
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Passer domesticus
Order: PASSERIFORMES
Family: PASSERIDAE

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* Small, stocky songbird.
* Bill thick.
* Legs short.
* Chest unstreaked.
* Wingbars.
* Male with black throat and white cheeks.

* Size: 14-16 cm (6-6 in)
* Wingspan: 19-25 cm (7-10 in)
* Weight: 26-32 g (0.92-1.13 ounces)

Sex Differences

Male with reddish back and black bib, female brown with eyestripe.
Sound

Calls a slightly metallic "cheep, chirrup." Song a series of cheeps.

for more info, goto:

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAbou...e_Sparrow.html
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Captain Mike

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Registered: November 2006
Location: Frisco, Texas
Posts: 1
Thu January 18, 2007 12:08pm

Wow ..thanks...All this time I just thought those Parrer domesticus's were just birds... :-)

just kidding...great picture and thanks for the detailed info...

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chaud

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Registered: April 2004
Location: British Columbia Canada
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Sat February 3, 2007 5:24pm

Wonderfullly crisp capture.
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Lorraine

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Registered: July 2007
Location: Montreal
Mon July 9, 2007 4:47pm

Very nice shot giving another view of common bird

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