Nature, Cultural, and Travel Photography Blog: Sparrow

The House Sparrow (Passer domesticus indicus) is a species of passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae. It's a common bird, found in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It prefers to live near human habitation. It's a body lenth of about 14-16cm, wingspan: 19-25cm and weight: 26-32g. Male has white cheeks, black throat and chest, grey cap, bill black,broad white upper wingbar, underparts whitish gray. Female dingy brown all over, unstriped gray brown chest and underparts, large pale yellowish eye-stripe. Black and straw colored striped on back. Bill yellowish, eyes black, crown plain gray brown. It feeds on seeds, grass and insects. It's called chirya (چڑیا) in Urdu.

Female House Sparrow (Passer domesticus indicus)