House sparrow

Passer domesticus
Sparrows (Passeridae)

♀

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Brown coloured sparrow, ♂ grey top and cheeks specifically while breeding, brown marked back, black chin and grey-white throat and belly. The beak is black while breeding otherwise it is grey. ♀ has paler colours, brown marked back, belly beige with a brown spot around the eyes. The young resemble the ♀ though even paler.

Widespread and often found in urban areas. 

⇔ l. 13-15 cm

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≈ The PASSER MONTANUS (Tree sparrow) is smaller, has a red-brown head with black cheeks and is mostly found in rural areas.
≈ The ♂ PASSER HISPANIOLENSIS (Spanish sparrow)  has a red-brown head and black stripes on the belly side.

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