15 cm. The familiar "pardal" associated with human habitations. <NMale has crown, cheeks and nape grey, bib and area around the eye black, becoming dark chestnut behind eye and down the hind neck. Small white spot behind eye. Chestnut mantle boldly streaked buff and black. White wingbars formed by tips of lesser coverts. Back and rump gray-brown. Tail dark brown above, underside grey. The black bib is most pronounced in fresh plumage. <NThe female is dull brown above with darker stripes on back, a buff eyestripe and grayish-brown underparts. <NThe juveniles are like females, but the upperparts are buffy and the underparts browner. Indication of grey throat in juv. males and white throat in juv. females obvious.
The chirping "chirrup" or "chirp" calls are the basic communication calls and are heard at any time of the day. It seems to be predominantly a nest ownership proclamation call ^148 . Less commonly heard are "dee" and "quer" calls which are also repeated as "quer-quer-quer..." vocalization 2 or "quer-it", "it-quer" , "tui...tui" etc. Alarm call is a high pitched "chree" ^148 , and a fast tetetetetete... .
Occurs in flocks of varying sizes involved in various activities such as communal roosting, feeding, dust bathing etc. around human habitations: forages on ground, roofs, trees etc. ^148 . Noisy and aggressive. /Rufous-collared Sparrows disappear, where /House Sparrows arrive ^133 .
Where common tends to breed in small colonies up to 20 pairs. Although pairs seem to form for life, enzymatic analysis shows a significant level of promiscuity in England ^148 . March-October ^148 .
Close to human habitations, streets, parks, waste land and other open areas close in or adjacent to villages and towns, fazendas. Often found far away from human habitations. Common.
Throughout, was introduced into Rio de Janeiro in 1905 and as early as 1872 into Buenos Aires, Argentina ^148 .
8640 calls, April 28, 2005. Brookline, MA. USA. 18<91>C, light rain.: 4717 Calls, November 7, 2001, Cava Grande near Timoteo, MG, urban environment.: 12063 Calls, October 21, 2001. Rio de Janeiro city, Copacabana, city park.:
9196 > Male: 7408 > Female:
Character status: partial decoder; angle-bracket byte markers are preserved
Recovered structure; field assignment may be heuristic
Structured account sections
Description
15 cm. The familiar "pardal" associated with human habitations. <NMale has crown, cheeks and nape grey, bib and area around the eye black, becoming dark chestnut behind eye and down the hind neck. Small white spot behind eye. Chestnut mantle boldly streaked buff and black. White wingbars formed by tips of lesser coverts. Back and rump gray-brown. Tail dark brown above, underside grey. The black bib is most pronounced in fresh plumage. <NThe female is dull brown above with darker stripes on back, a buff eyestripe and grayish-brown underparts. <NThe juveniles are like females, but the upperparts are buffy and the underparts browner. Indication of grey throat in juv. males and white throat in juv. females obvious.
Voice
The chirping "chirrup" or "chirp" calls are the basic communication calls and are heard at any time of the day. It seems to be predominantly a nest ownership proclamation call ^148 . Less commonly heard are "dee" and "quer" calls which are also repeated as "quer-quer-quer..." vocalization 2 or "quer-it", "it-quer" , "tui...tui" etc. Alarm call is a high pitched "chree" ^148 , and a fast tetetetetete... .
Behavior
Occurs in flocks of varying sizes involved in various activities such as communal roosting, feeding, dust bathing etc. around human habitations: forages on ground, roofs, trees etc. ^148 . Noisy and aggressive. /Rufous-collared Sparrows disappear, where /House Sparrows arrive ^133 .
Breeding
Where common tends to breed in small colonies up to 20 pairs. Although pairs seem to form for life, enzymatic analysis shows a significant level of promiscuity in England ^148 . March-October ^148 .
Habitat and status
Close to human habitations, streets, parks, waste land and other open areas close in or adjacent to villages and towns, fazendas. Often found far away from human habitations. Common.
Distribution
Throughout, was introduced into Rio de Janeiro in 1905 and as early as 1872 into Buenos Aires, Argentina ^148 .
Structure status: heuristic; decoded_account_text and segment JSON remain authoritative
Release-specific historical evidence — the three releases remain separate; none is canonical
Release history
This work was published as three separate releases: the Disc 3 release first, the Disc 2 release later, and the Disc 1 release in 2011. Differences between them are historical release differences and are never merged.
Disc 3in this release's bird list(aux_nonzero;local_checklist_byte45_flag_1)
Disc 2in this release's bird list(aux_nonzero;local_checklist_byte45_flag_1)
Disc 1 (2011)in this release's bird list(aux_nonzero;local_checklist_byte45_flag_1)
The account in the Disc 1 (2011) revision
In the 2011 Disc 1 revision, part of this account was truncated at exactly 512 bytes (a 2011 mastering defect). The earlier releases preserve the complete text.
Truncated sections in the 2011 revision: description. The complete earlier text is shown beneath each truncated section.
Description Disc 1 (2011)
15 cm. The familiar "pardal" associated with human habitations. <nMale has crown, cheeks and nape grey, bib and area around the eye black, becoming dark chestnut behind eye and down the hind neck. Small white spot behind eye. Chestnut mantle boldly streaked buff and black. White wingbars formed by tips of lesser coverts. Back and rump gray-brown. Tail dark brown above, underside grey. The black bib is most pronounced in fresh plumage. <nThe female is dull brown above with darker stripes on back, a buff eyes
Disc 1 (2011) text ends here — truncated at exactly 512 bytes in the 2011 mastering (historical defect, kept as recovered).
Complete earlier text — Disc 3 release (earliest) (208 bytes lost in 2011)
15 cm. The familiar "pardal" associated with human habitations. <nMale has crown, cheeks and nape grey, bib and area around the eye black, becoming dark chestnut behind eye and down the hind neck. Small white spot behind eye. Chestnut mantle boldly streaked buff and black. White wingbars formed by tips of lesser coverts. Back and rump gray-brown. Tail dark brown above, underside grey. The black bib is most pronounced in fresh plumage. <nThe female is dull brown above with darker stripes on back, a buff eyestripe and grayish-brown underparts. <nThe juveniles are like females, but the upperparts are buffy and the underparts browner. Indication of grey throat in juv. males and white throat in juv. females obvious.
Shown for comparison from the Disc 3 release (earliest); it does not repair or replace the Disc 1 (2011) historical text above.
Voice Disc 1 (2011)
The chirping "chirrup" or "chirp" calls are the basic communication calls and are heard at any time of the day. It seems to be predominantly a nest ownership proclamation call ^148 . Less commonly heard are "dee" and "quer" calls which are also repeated as "quer-quer-quer..." vocalization 2 or "quer-it", "it-quer" , "tui...tui" etc. Alarm call is a high pitched "chree" ^148 , and a fast tetetetetete... .
Behavior Disc 1 (2011)
Occurs in flocks of varying sizes involved in various activities such as communal roosting, feeding, dust bathing etc. around human habitations: forages on ground, roofs, trees etc. ^148 . Noisy and aggressive. /Rufous-collared Sparrows disappear, where /House Sparrows arrive ^133 .
Breeding Disc 1 (2011)
Where common tends to breed in small colonies up to 20 pairs. Although pairs seem to form for life, enzymatic analysis shows a significant level of promiscuity in England ^148 . March-October ^148 .
Habitat and status Disc 1 (2011)
Close to human habitations, streets, parks, waste land and other open areas close in or adjacent to villages and towns, fazendas. Often found far away from human habitations. Common.
Distribution Disc 1 (2011)
Throughout, was introduced into Rio de Janeiro in 1905 and as early as 1872 into Buenos Aires, Argentina ^148 .
Historical taxonomy
WORLD
passer domesticus
House Sparrow
Passeridae
Old World Sparrows
CLEMENTS
passer domesticus
House Sparrow
Passeridae
Old World Sparrows
AOU_HM
passer domesticus
House Sparrow
Passeridae
Old World Sparrows
Recordings
8640.mp3
8640 calls, April 28, 2005. Brookline, MA. USA. 18<91>C, light rain.
