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House sparrow
Passer domesticus · Passeridae
🐦 Bird279 regionsCommon in AlbertaLocation protected
Where it's found
Every region with House sparrow in its dex, with the tier and number it has there.
| Region | Tier | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Common | #203 | |
| Albania | Common | #249 | |
| Algeria | Common | #266 | |
| Andorra | Common | #147 | |
| Angola | Common | #623 | Introduced |
| Anguilla | Rare | #081 | Introduced |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Uncommon | #118 | |
| Argentina | Common | #846 | Introduced |
| Armenia | Common | #281 | |
| Aruba | Common | #163 | Introduced |
| Australia | Common | #934 | Introduced |
| Austria | Common | #414 | |
| Azerbaijan | Common | #289 | |
| Bahamas | Common | #215 | Introduced |
| Bahrain | Common | #184 | |
| Bangladesh | Common | #439 | |
| Barbados | Rare | #123 | Introduced |
| Belarus | Common | #266 | |
| Belgium | Common | #528 | |
| Belize | Rare | #437 | Introduced |
| Bermuda | Common | #184 | Introduced |
| Bhutan | Uncommon | #515 | |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Common | #1041 | |
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | Common | #151 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Common | #228 | |
| Botswana | Uncommon | #540 | Introduced |
| Brazil | Common | #1808 | Introduced |
| Bulgaria | Common | #376 | |
| Burundi | Common | #293 | Introduced |
| Cabo Verde | Uncommon | #101 | Introduced |
| Cambodia | Common | #445 | |
| Canada | Common | #587 | Introduced |
| Cayman Islands | Uncommon | #155 | Introduced |
| Chad | Common | #318 | |
| Chile | Common | #434 | Introduced |
| China | Uncommon | #995 | |
| Chinese Taipei | Rare | #601 | |
| Colombia | Uncommon | #1691 | Introduced |
| Comoros | Common | #075 | |
| Congo | Common | #437 | |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Common | #727 | Introduced |
| Costa Rica | Common | #769 | Introduced |
| Croatia | Common | #335 | |
| Cuba | Common | #241 | |
| Curaçao | Common | #152 | Introduced |
| Cyprus | Common | #284 | |
| Czechia | Common | #362 | |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Common | #626 | Introduced |
| Denmark | Common | #419 | |
| Djibouti | Common | #204 | Introduced |
| Dominican Republic | Common | #203 | Introduced |
| Ecuador | Uncommon | #1278 | Introduced |
| Egypt | Common | #283 | Introduced |
| El Salvador | Common | #383 | Introduced |
| Equatorial Guinea | Legendary | #302 | |
| Eritrea | Common | #282 | |
| Estonia | Common | #320 | |
| Eswatini | Common | #392 | Introduced |
| Ethiopia | Legendary | #638 | |
| Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | Uncommon | #116 | Introduced |
| Faroe Islands | Common | #192 | |
| Finland | Common | #389 | |
| France | Common | #606 | |
| French Guiana | Common | #659 | Introduced |
| Gabon | Common | #484 | |
| Gambia | Uncommon | #361 | Introduced |
| Georgia | Common | #334 | |
| Germany | Common | #618 | |
| Ghana | Uncommon | #568 | |
| Gibraltar | Common | #143 | |
| Greece | Common | #379 | |
| Grenada | Rare | #108 | |
| Guadeloupe | Uncommon | #204 | Introduced |
| Guatemala | Common | #555 | Introduced |
| Guernsey | Common | #173 | |
| Guinea | Legendary | #495 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Rare | #313 | |
| Guyana | Rare | #533 | |
| Haiti | Common | #138 | Introduced |
| Honduras | Common | #552 | |
| Hong Kong | Rare | #433 | |
| Hungary | Common | #347 | |
| Iceland | Uncommon | #273 | |
| India | Common | #1099 | |
| Indonesia | Rare | #1368 | |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Common | #380 | |
| Iraq | Common | #232 | |
| Ireland | Common | #370 | |
| Isle of Man | Common | #201 | |
| Israel | Common | #392 | |
| Italy | Uncommon | #475 | |
| Jamaica | Rare | #167 | Introduced |
| Jersey | Common | #164 | |
| Jordan | Common | #257 | |
| Kazakhstan | Common | #374 | |
| Kenya | Common | #1095 | Introduced |
| Kosovo | Common | #166 | |
| Kuwait | Common | #287 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Common | #272 | |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Common | #429 | |
| Latvia | Common | #247 | |
| Lebanon | Common | #221 | |
| Lesotho | Common | #247 | |
| Liberia | Uncommon | #449 | Introduced |
| Libya | Common | #138 | |
| Liechtenstein | Common | #177 | |
| Lithuania | Common | #275 | |
| Luxembourg | Common | #281 | |
| Madagascar | Uncommon | #296 | Introduced |
| Malawi | Common | #575 | Introduced |
| Malaysia | Rare | #719 | |
| Maldives | Uncommon | #099 | |
| Mauritania | Common | #293 | |
| Mauritius | Common | #087 | Introduced |
| Mayotte | Common | #083 | Introduced |
| Mexico | Common | #1124 | Introduced |
| Moldova, Republic of | Common | #202 | |
| Monaco | Common | #059 | |
| Mongolia | Common | #416 | |
| Montenegro | Common | #301 | |
| Morocco | Common | #291 | |
| Mozambique | Common | #553 | |
| Myanmar | Common | #653 | |
| Namibia | Common | #625 | Introduced |
| Nepal | Common | #624 | |
| Netherlands | Common | #458 | |
| New Caledonia | Common | #118 | |
| New Zealand | Common | #269 | Introduced |
| Nicaragua | Common | #508 | Introduced |
| Niger | Common | #241 | Introduced |
| Nigeria | Uncommon | #755 | |
| Norfolk Island | Common | #074 | |
| North Macedonia | Common | #233 | |
| Norway | Common | #462 | |
| Oman | Common | #349 | |
| Pakistan | Common | #435 | |
| Palestine, State of | Common | #230 | |
| Panama | Common | #762 | Introduced |
| Papua New Guinea | Uncommon | #543 | |
| Paraguay | Common | #480 | Introduced |
| Peru | Common | #1419 | Introduced |
| Poland | Common | #401 | |
| Portugal | Common | #512 | |
| Puerto Rico | Common | #238 | |
| Qatar | Common | #228 | |
| Romania | Common | #365 | |
| Russian Federation | Common | #683 | |
| Rwanda | Uncommon | #527 | Introduced |
| Réunion | Common | #103 | Introduced |
| Saint Barthélemy | Uncommon | #075 | Introduced |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Uncommon | #102 | |
| Saint Lucia | Rare | #108 | |
| Saint Martin (French part) | Uncommon | #106 | Introduced |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Common | #210 | Introduced |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Common | #100 | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Rare | #114 | |
| Saudi Arabia | Common | #322 | |
| Senegal | Common | #508 | Introduced |
| Serbia | Common | #292 | |
| Seychelles | Uncommon | #133 | Introduced |
| Singapore | Rare | #374 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Uncommon | #087 | Introduced |
| Slovakia | Common | #325 | |
| Slovenia | Common | #279 | |
| Somalia | Uncommon | #321 | Introduced |
| South Africa | Common | #891 | Introduced |
| South Sudan | Common | #338 | Introduced |
| Spain | Common | #624 | |
| Sri Lanka | Common | #396 | |
| Sudan | Common | #279 | Introduced |
| Suriname | Uncommon | #511 | |
| Sweden | Common | #493 | |
| Switzerland | Common | #422 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Common | #208 | |
| Tajikistan | Common | #237 | |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | Common | #931 | Introduced |
| Thailand | Common | #859 | |
| Tunisia | Common | #211 | |
| Turkmenistan | Common | #197 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Uncommon | #115 | Introduced |
| Türkiye | Common | #416 | |
| Uganda | Common | #846 | |
| Ukraine | Common | #393 | |
| United Arab Emirates | Common | #403 | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Common | #593 | |
| United States of America | Common | #1097 | Introduced |
| Uruguay | Common | #382 | |
| Uzbekistan | Common | #282 | |
| Vanuatu | Common | #092 | Introduced |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Common | #933 | Introduced |
| Viet Nam | Common | #675 | |
| Virgin Islands (British) | Uncommon | #094 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) | Uncommon | #131 | |
| Western Sahara | Common | #158 | |
| Yemen | Uncommon | #215 | |
| Zambia | Common | #642 | Introduced |
| Zimbabwe | Common | #560 | Introduced |
| Åland Islands | Uncommon | #216 | |
| Alabama | Common | #331 | Introduced |
| Alaska | Rare | #402 | Introduced |
| Alberta | Common | #184 | Introduced |
| Arizona | Common | #460 | Introduced |
| Arkansas | Common | #301 | Introduced |
| British Columbia | Common | #423 | Introduced |
| California | Common | #602 | Introduced |
| Colorado | Common | #429 | Introduced |
| Connecticut | Common | #317 | Introduced |
| Delaware | Common | #285 | Introduced |
| District of Columbia | Common | #219 | Introduced |
| Florida | Common | #433 | Introduced |
| Georgia | Common | #334 | Introduced |
| Hawaii | Common | #212 | Introduced |
| Idaho | Common | #322 | Introduced |
| Illinois | Common | #326 | Introduced |
| Indiana | Common | #293 | Introduced |
| Iowa | Common | #296 | Introduced |
| Kansas | Common | #330 | Introduced |
| Kentucky | Common | #286 | Introduced |
| Louisiana | Common | #335 | Introduced |
| Maine | Common | #327 | Introduced |
| Manitoba | Common | #302 | Introduced |
| Maryland | Common | #331 | Introduced |
| Massachusetts | Common | #364 | Introduced |
| Michigan | Common | #341 | Introduced |
| Minnesota | Common | #339 | Introduced |
| Mississippi | Common | #301 | Introduced |
| Missouri | Common | #299 | Introduced |
| Montana | Common | #344 | Introduced |
| Nebraska | Common | #341 | Introduced |
| Nevada | Common | #363 | Introduced |
| New Brunswick | Uncommon | #291 | Introduced |
| New Hampshire | Common | #309 | Introduced |
| New Jersey | Common | #345 | Introduced |
| New Mexico | Common | #441 | Introduced |
| New York | Common | #401 | Introduced |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Common | #277 | Introduced |
| North Carolina | Common | #346 | Introduced |
| North Dakota | Common | #281 | Introduced |
| Northwest Territories | Common | #209 | Introduced |
| Nova Scotia | Common | #338 | Introduced |
| Ohio | Common | #340 | Introduced |
| Oklahoma | Common | #345 | Introduced |
| Ontario | Common | #382 | Introduced |
| Oregon | Common | #423 | Introduced |
| Pennsylvania | Common | #336 | Introduced |
| Prince Edward Island | Uncommon | #217 | Introduced |
| Québec | Common | #354 | Introduced |
| Rhode Island | Common | #286 | Introduced |
| Saskatchewan | Common | #282 | Introduced |
| South Carolina | Common | #319 | Introduced |
| South Dakota | Common | #318 | Introduced |
| Tennessee | Common | #317 | Introduced |
| Texas | Common | #554 | Introduced |
| Utah | Common | #372 | Introduced |
| Vermont | Common | #286 | Introduced |
| Virginia | Common | #366 | Introduced |
| Washington | Common | #396 | Introduced |
| West Virginia | Common | #261 | Introduced |
| Wisconsin | Common | #339 | Introduced |
| Wyoming | Common | #320 | Introduced |
| Yukon | Uncommon | #235 | Introduced |
| American Samoa | Rare | #035 | Vagrant |
| Benin | Rare | #600 | Vagrant |
| Cameroon | Rare | #651 | Vagrant |
| Dominica | Rare | #099 | Vagrant · Introduced |
| French Polynesia | Rare | #066 | Vagrant |
| Greenland | Rare | #108 | Vagrant |
| Japan | Rare | #502 | Vagrant |
| Korea, Republic of | Rare | #399 | Vagrant |
| Mali | Rare | #317 | Vagrant |
| Malta | Rare | #201 | Vagrant |
| Martinique | Rare | #144 | Vagrant |
| Montserrat | Rare | #077 | Vagrant |
| Philippines | Rare | #534 | Vagrant |
| Sierra Leone | Rare | #390 | Vagrant |
| Solomon Islands | Rare | #165 | Vagrant |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Rare | #178 | Vagrant |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Rare | #335 | Vagrant |
| Nunavut | Rare | #141 | Vagrant · Introduced |
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Location protected. This species is never shown at its real location, for everyone, always. Only counts appear here.
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Field notes
What to look for
The city sparrow: males have a grey crown, black bib and chestnut nape; females plain buff-brown with a pale eyebrow.
Where
Towns, farmyards and grain elevators; introduced.
When
Year-round.
Tips
Chunky and noisy; native sparrows are slimmer with streaked or crisply patterned heads.
Related species
Birds near it in Alberta's dex.
🐦Common Starling
#183 · Common🐦Horned Lark
#185 · Common🐦Sprague's Pipit
#186 · Rare🐦Bohemian Waxwing
#182 · Uncommon🐦Cedar Waxwing
#181 · Common🐦Chestnut-collared longspur
#187 · Legendary
#183 · Common🐦Horned Lark
#185 · Common🐦Sprague's Pipit
#186 · Rare🐦Bohemian Waxwing
#182 · Uncommon🐦Cedar Waxwing
#181 · Common🐦Chestnut-collared longspur
#187 · Legendary
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