Scientific Name: Passer domesticus
Family: Passeridae
Native Range: Europe and Asia, introduced into North America and Pennsylvania
Size: Length: 14 to 18 cm (5.5 to 7.1 in); Wingspan:
Active: Year-round resident
Field Markings: “Breeding male has black bill, bib, and lores; chestnut eye stripes, nape, back, and shoulders; Winter male less patterned; Female has brown back, streaked with black; buffy eyestripe; and unstreaked grayish breast.” (Alderfer p. 260-261)
Female House Sparrows Female House Sparrow Sparrow Flock House Sparrows House Sparrow Eating Insects from Tomato Vine