Sparrows
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Passeridae
Sparrows are small passerine birds, typically small, plump, brown or grey with short tails and short powerful beaks. They are seed-eaters, but also consume small insects. There are 35 species worldwide of which four occur in Thailand.
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Recent colonist |
| Cinnamon Sparrow | Passer rutilans | Rare winter visitor |
| Plain-backed Sparrow | Passer flaveolus | |
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus |
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Thailand
Famous quotes containing the word sparrows:
“It seemed as if the breezes brought him,
It seemed as if the sparrows taught him,
As if by secret sign he knew
Where in far fields the orchids grew.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“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,
Are shaken with earth’s old and weary cry.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“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)