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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	House Sparrow	Great Sparrow
Scientific Name	Passer domesticus	Passer motitensis
Order	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Family	Passeridae	Passeridae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern
Length	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	—
Wingspan	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)
Weight	30.0 g (1.06 oz)	31.0 g (1.09 oz)
Diet	Primarily seeds and grains, supplemented with insects during breeding season. Readily exploits human food scraps …	--
Clutch Size	1-8	3-6
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

House Sparrow 16.0 cm

Great Sparrow —

Wingspan

House Sparrow 25.0 cm

Great Sparrow 15.5 cm

Weight

House Sparrow 30.0 g

Great Sparrow 31.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

🌲 Forest

House Sparrow only

None

Great Sparrow only

🌾 Grassland

House Sparrow

Closely associated with human habitation. Found in cities, towns, farms, and any built environment. Rarely found far from people.

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Song & Call Comparison

House Sparrow

Song

Monotonous series of chirping 'cheep' and 'chirrup' notes. Male gives 'chilp' song repeatedly. Flocks produce constant chirping chatter. No melodic song; purely functional calls.

Great Sparrow

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Geographic Range & Migration

House Sparrow

Native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Introduced to every continent except Antarctica, making it the most widely distributed wild bird.

Great Sparrow

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

House Sparrow

Least Concern

Great Sparrow

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How to Tell Them Apart

House Sparrow

Plumage

Males have grey crowns, chestnut napes, black bibs, and streaked brown backs. Females and juveniles are plain buffy-brown with a pale eyebrow stripe.

Bill

Short, stout, conical bill — black in breeding males, yellowish in non-breeding

Great Sparrow

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About These Birds

House Sparrow

The house sparrow is perhaps the most successful bird in the world at living alongside humans. Introduced to New York in 1851, it spread across North America within decades. Despite its global abundance, house sparrow populations have declined significantly in parts of western Europe.

Great Sparrow

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