Sparrows
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Passeridae
Sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed-eaters, and they also consume small insects. There are 35 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in Russia.
- Saxaul Sparrow Passer ammodendri
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Russet Sparrow Passer rutilans
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Rock Petronia Petronia petronia
- Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla
- White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis
- Pere David's Snowfinch Montifringilla davidiana
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Russia
Famous quotes containing the word sparrows:
“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.”
—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 10:29.
“The wild beasts, sparrows pecking the llamas’ grain,
Pigeons settling on the bears’ bread, buzzards
Tearing the meat the flies have clouded. . . .”
—Randall Jarrell (1914–1965)
“How coyote got his
ratty old fur coat
bits of old fur
the sparrows stuck on him
with dabs of pitch.
That was after he lost his proud original one in a poker game.”
—Leslie Marmon Silko (b. 1948)