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Common sparrow, gorrión común

Passer domesticus

Description:

Posted on World Sparrow Day!!!!!! http://www.worldsparrowday.org/ A small bird, it has a length of 16 centimetres and a weight of 24–39.5 grams. Females and young birds are coloured pale brown and grey, and males have brighter black, white, and brown markings. The House Sparrow feeds mostly the seeds of grains and weeds, and insects, and can perform complex and unusual tasks to obtain food.

Habitat:

A small bird, it has a length of 16 centimetres and a weight of 24–39.5 grams. Females and young birds are coloured pale brown and grey, and males have brighter black, white, and brown markings. The House Sparrow feeds mostly the seeds of grains and weeds, and insects, and can perform complex and unusual tasks to obtain food. There are fewer sparrow every day

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3 Comments

arlanda
arlanda 12 years ago

Estoy de acuerdo, ademas empiezan a escasear

The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

Los gorriones son preciosos..la gente no los aprecia por lo comunes que son pero son muy bonitos.

arlanda
arlanda 12 years ago

Posted on World Sparrow Day!!!!!!

arlanda
Spotted by
arlanda

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Spotted on Mar 19, 2012
Submitted on Mar 20, 2012

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