House Sparrow
  • Persian name Gonjeshek Khanegi
  • English name House Sparrow
  • Scientific name Passer domesticus
  • Family passeridae
  • Morphology Body length:14.5 cm. Males have grey crown, chestnut brown head sides, pale grey cheeks, black chin, grey rump, chestnut brown wings and upperparts. Females and young birds lacks contrasting colors, and are pale brown in upperparts and pale grey-brown in underparts with a pale eyebrow.
  • Ethology Its call is rhythmic and transcribed as repetition of “chirrup,tschilp”, and a thrilled version of its call is “chur-chur-r-r-“