House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Notes 3

Haven't seen these around more suburban parks and houses, but there are usually some in downtowns and outdoor seating areas around strip malls/El Camino Real.

Call an infinitely-repeated "Cheeyup. Cheeyup. Cheeyup.": http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/House_Sparrow/sounds

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  1. (c) Lip Kee, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/3045255605/
  2. (c) Lip Kee, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/3045255365/
  3. (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Status introduced
Color black, brown, grey, white