Behaviour
The Italian Sparrow's behaviour is similar in many ways to that of the House Sparrow. It is a social bird, which feeds mostly on seeds and insects.
It is mostly sedentary, but it wanders to some extent outside its breeding season. These wanderings are mostly local, but they may extend into southern France. Similarly, the House Sparrow sometimes occurs as a winter visitor in northern Italy.
Besides intergrading with the Spanish and House Sparrows, the Italian Sparrow has been recorded hybridising with the Eurasian Tree Sparrow. The eggs of the Italian Sparrow do not seem to differ from those of the House Sparrow. Broods may contain 2 to 8 eggs, with an average of about 5.2.
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