HOUSE+SPARROW

House Sparrow Habitat : The house sparrow has lived alongside people for ages. They fly around all different kinds of places from towns to farms. However, they do not do well in natural environments. For example, thi ck forests or dry deserts. They are happier where humans live.

Lifespan/Lifecycle  Do you know that the mom and dad take care of the eggs? There babies grow up in trees, also they live in store signs like Walmart. The eggs are 3-7 inches long. Awesome right?

http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/ErikKleyheeg/HouseSparrow%28EK%29.jpg Physical Characteristics: A house sparrow is brown with a dash of white. Its baby has a yellow beak. All house sparrows have a long tail. A male has a gray crown and a black bib. On its black bib, the male shows marks. A female is plain brown. Desandies, Manyee. sparrow1.jpg. 2004. Pics4Learning. 21 Oct 2010 

Diet:  House sparrows eat many types of food. They feed on insects,fruits,spiders,and blossoms. They seek food by scratching the ground with their feet. Also,they feast on human crumbs.

Predators/Defense:  House Sparrows have lots of predators. Some of them are the hawk, owl, cats, dogs, and raccoons. Some defenses that the house sparrow has are flying, using their claws, and their beak can defend them in fights.



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Behavior/ Special Skills:  Male house sparrows only attack males while females only attack females. Every house sparrow needs to protect their nest, so whenever a person or animal comes close to their nest they're very aggressive.

__Resources__ "House Sparrow." //Amazing Animals of the World®//. 2010. Grolier Online. 7 Oct. 2010 .

Clark, Jr., George A. . "Sparrow." //Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia//. 2010. Grolier Online. 7 Oct. 2010 .

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Passer_domesticus.html

HOUSE SPARROWDatabase: Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia