House sparrow
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(Passer domesticus)
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The house sparrow boasts a grey cap and a black bib as well as a largely grey underside and brown-and-black wings. Often confused for the dunnock, which has a grey head and breast, the house sparrow has a brown head with a grey cap and black extending down the breast.
Diet: Seeds, scraps
Origin: Native
UK conservation status: Red
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
References
1 Anon (n.d.) ‘House sparrow photo’. [online] Available from: https://indianaaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/House_Sparrow_Central_Park_December_13_2014_1610_1.jpg (Accessed 24 May 2020)
2 Anon (n.d.) ‘House Sparrow Bird Facts | Passer Domesticus - The RSPB’. [online] Available from: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/house-sparrow/ (Accessed 25 May 2020)
3 Anon (n.d.) ‘House sparrow | The Wildlife Trusts’. [online] Available from: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/birds/larks-sparrows-wagtails-and-dunnock/house-sparrow (Accessed 25 May 2020)
4 IUCN (n.d.) ‘Passer domesticus (House Sparrow)’. [online] Available from: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103818789/155522130 (Accessed 25 May 2020)
