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Identification

Common Name: English Sparrow (House Sparrow, Town Sparrow)
Scientific Name: Passer domesticus

Class

Aves

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Ploceidae - Weaverbirds

This species is social with its own kind, often forming flocks of 30-40 individuals.

This is a member of the Old World sparrow family. Native North American "sparrows" are actually members of the finch family.

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