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 12 species which occur in India.
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Sind Sparrow Passer pyrrhonotus
- Russet Sparrow Passer rutilans
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Yellow-throated Sparrow Petronia xanthocollis
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Black-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla adamsi
- White-rumped Snowfinch Montifringilla taczanowskii
- Pere David's Snowfinch Montifringilla davidiana
- Rufous-necked Snowfinch Montifringilla ruficollis (=Pyrgilauda ruficollis)
- Plain-backed Snowfinch Montifringilla blanfordi (=Pyrgilauda blanfordi)
Read more about this topic: Birds Of India
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—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 10:29.