House sparrow (male)

Description:

This male House Sparrows has a black bib, orange-red colored head and back, and a grubby neck. However female House Sparrows are a plain brown overall with a gray-brown lower body, and their backs are striped with black, and brown.

Habitat:

House sparrows are found on city streets or on top of roof top or tree. House Sparrows are more rare to find in grasslands and undisturbed forests, but they are more common in countryside.

Notes:

House Sparrows eat mostly grains and seeds, as well as livestock feed and, in cities, discarded food. Among the crops they eat are corn, oats, wheat, and sorghum. Wild foods include ragweed, crabgrass and other grasses, and buckwheat.