Passer domesticus

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Passer domesticus, commonly known as the house sparrow, is a small, widespread songbird closely associated with human settlements across much of the world.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Passer domesticus canonical 8

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird ⓘ
species ⓘ
associatedWith human settlements ⓘ
averageLength 14–18 cm ⓘ
averageMass 24–39 g ⓘ
averageWingspan 19–25 cm ⓘ
binomialName Passer domesticus ⓘ
breedingSeason spring ⓘ
summer ⓘ
breedingSystem socially monogamous ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSize 3–7 eggs ⓘ
commonName house sparrow ⓘ
conservationConcern declining populations in parts of Europe ⓘ
describedBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
diet grains ⓘ
human food scraps ⓘ
insects ⓘ
seeds ⓘ
family Passeridae ⓘ
femalePlumage brownish overall ⓘ
streaked upperparts ⓘ
foragingStratum ground ⓘ
low vegetation ⓘ
genus Passer ⓘ
habitat farmland ⓘ
suburban areas ⓘ
urban areas ⓘ
villages ⓘ
impactOnHumans agricultural pest in some regions ⓘ
commensal species ⓘ
introducedRange Australia ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
North America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
Southern Africa ⓘ
IUCNStatus Least Concern ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifespanWild typically 3–5 years ⓘ
malePlumage black bib ⓘ
chestnut nape ⓘ
grey crown ⓘ
maximumRecordedLifespan over 13 years ⓘ
migration mostly resident ⓘ
nativeRange Europe ⓘ
Mediterranean region ⓘ
parts of Asia ⓘ
nestSite buildings ⓘ
holes in walls ⓘ
tree cavities ⓘ
nestType cavity nest ⓘ
order Passeriformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
roostingBehavior communal roosts ⓘ
sexualDimorphism present ⓘ
socialBehavior forms flocks ⓘ
gregarious ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
vocalizationType simple chirps ⓘ
yearDescribed 1758 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Passeridae → notableSpecies → Passer domesticus ⓘ
Passer domesticus → binomialName → Passer domesticus ⓘ
Passer italiae → hybridOf → Passer domesticus ⓘ
Passer italiae → closelyRelatedTo → Passer domesticus ⓘ
Passer → typeSpecies → Passer domesticus ⓘ
Passer → containsTaxon → Passer domesticus ⓘ
Passer montanus → similarTo → Passer domesticus ⓘ
Passer hispaniolensis → similarTo → Passer domesticus ⓘ