#0564 · 🐦 birds

House Sparrow

🇳🇱 Huismus ·Passer domesticus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The house sparrow ( Passer domesticus ) is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. 39 oz). Females and young birds are coloured pale brown and grey, and males have brighter black, white, and brown markings. One of about 25 species in the genus Passer , the house sparrow is native to most of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin,...

base stats

NL sightings 2,096iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 574,891iNaturalist observations
weight 31 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 2,096 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #33 most seen of the birds in NL.
574,891 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 31 g.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).