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 is 1 species which has been recorded in Ecuador.
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus (I)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Ecuador
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—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 10:29.