House Sparrow

Description:

This females house sparrow appears as a plain buffy-brown overall with dingy gray-brown underparts. Its back is noticeably striped with buff, black, and brown.

Habitat:

They are usually seen on city streets, taking handouts in parks and zoos, or cheeping from a perch on your roof or trees in the yard. House Sparrows are absent from undisturbed forests and grasslands, but they’re common in countryside around farmsteads.

Notes:

House Sparrows are noisy sparrows that flutter down from eaves and fences to hop and peck at crumbs or birdseed.