Animal Pictures Archive mobile
Query: passeridaeResult: 51st of 67
Moineau domestique - Passer domesticus - House Sparrow
Subject: Moineau domestique - Passer domesticus - House Sparrow
PO boe 142 Moineau domestique.jpg
Resolution: 940x700 File Size: 152805 Bytes Upload Date: 2005:04:25 09:44:02

Moineau domestique - Passer domesticus - House Sparrow


PO Scans - Birds of Europe


House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a member of the Old World sparrow family Passeridae. It occurs naturally in most of Europe and much of Asia. It has also followed humans all over the world and has been intentionally or accidentally introduced to most of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa and Australia as well as urban areas in other parts of the world. In the United States it is also known as the English Sparrow, to distinguish it from native species, as the large American population is descended from birds deliberately imported from Britain in the late 19th century. They were introduced independently in a number of American cities in the years between 1850 and 1875 as a means of pest control.

passeridae
51/67
| Mobile Home | New Photos | Random | Funny | Films | Korean |
^o^ Animal Pictures Archive for smart phones ^o^