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 about 38 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in Malta.
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Rock Petronia Petronia petronia (A)
- White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis (A)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Malta
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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)
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—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 10:29.
“And now the sparrows warring in the eaves,
The curd-pale moon, the white stars in the sky,
And the loud chaunting of the unquiet leaves,
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—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)