House Sparrow, Passer domesticus

House Sparrow, Passer domesticus, Males. Photographs taken in Oak Hills, California, March 2019. Photographs and identifications courtesy of Julie McGhee, Oak Hills.

House Sparrow, Passer domesticus. Photograph taken in the greater Los Cabos area, Baja California Sur, May 2020.

House Sparrow, Passer domesticus. Photograph taken within a residential community in the greater Fort Lauderdale area, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, July 2019. Photograph and identification courtesy of Faith Hubsch, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Background and Identification

Habitat and Geographical Range

Common Misidentifications

Conservation Perspective

The House Sparrow, Passer domesticus, is a member of the Passeridae Family of Old World Sparrows. They are small in stature. They are found throughout Mexico with the exception of the Yucatán Peninsula at elevations below 4,500 m (14,800 feet). From a conservation perspective the House Sparrow is currently considered to be of Least Concern with stable, widely distributed populations. They are found in abundance in areas with human development including farms, and in and around buildings in residential and urban areas. They consume cereal grains and plant seeds and limited amounts of invertebrates.