House Sparrow (Introduced)

Passer domesticus

Family: Passeridae (Sparrows, Weaverbills, Waxbills and allies, 2 species in Australia)
Size: 15 cm
Distribution: Basically all of the Eastern half of Australia.
Status: Common
Habitat: Human habitation, farmland, may roost in reed beds.
References: Simpson and Day, Reader's Digest

The introduced House Sparrow is most often seen in busy urban places, especially like outdoor malls and railway stations.

You can download House Sparrow and Red Kangaroo Desktop Wallpaper of the second photo below. Click on the link in this paragraph and then right-click on the image and select "Set As Desktop Background...".

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House Sparrow (Introduced) - Passer domesticus
Photo: Featherdale Wildlife Park, Sydney NSW. High Resolution (1667 x 1240)

House Sparrow (Introduced) - Passer domesticus
Photo: Featherdale Wildlife Park, Sydney NSW. High Resolution (3008 x 2000)

Some Birdwatching Resources

The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, Graham Pizzey and Frank Knight. This is the other of the two best bird field guides for Australia. It is the one preferred by many serious birdwatchers. However I find the pictures a bit dull looking for my taste — the birds all kind of look the same to me, making it harder to remember them in my mind. The illustrations are meant to be the most anatomically correct, though. The text descriptions are better than in Simpson and Day. If you want the most serious bird field guide get this one otherwise get Simpson and Day.

Purchase 9th ed. from Australia (Booktopia)

Purchase 9th ed. from Australia (Angus & Robertson)

Click here to purchase 9th ed. from Australia (The Nile)

Click here to purchase from Australia (Fishpond)

Click here to preorder the 9th ed. from Amazon

Birdsong, Don Stap. From the promotional material: "Following one of the world's experts on birdsong from the woods of Martha's Vineyard to the tropical forests of Central America, Don Stap brings to life the quest to unravel an ancient mystery: Why do birds sing and what do their songs mean? We quickly discover that one question leads to another. Why does the chestnut-sided warbler sing one song before dawn and another after sunrise? Why does the brown thrasher have a repertoire of two thousand songs when the chipping sparrow has only one? And how is the hermit thrush able to sing a duet with itself, producing two sounds simultaneously to create its beautiful, flutelike melody?"

Purchase from Australia (Booktopia)

Click here to purchase from Australia (Fishpond)

Click here to purchase from Wilderness Awareness School $24.00 USD (May not work)

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