CLASS AVES

House Sparrow

Animals Kingdom (Animalia)

• Chordates (Phylum Chordata)

• Vertebrates (Subphylum Vertebrata)

• Birds (Class Aves)

One of the most widespread and abundant songbirds in the world. The house sparrow is strongly associated with human habitation, and can live in urban or rural settings. Eats mostly seeds. In most situations, great majority of diet is weed and grass seeds or waste grain. Also eats some insects, especially in summer. In urban surroundings, also scavenges crumbs of food left by humans.