a female house sparrow sitting atop a dead branch - passer domesticus

house sparrow sitting atop branch passer domesticus bird family passeridae parts world associated human habitation live urban rural settings though varied habitats climates typically avoids extensive woodlands grasslands deserts away development feeds seeds grains weeds opportunistic eater commonly eats insects foods numbers ubiquity association settlements culturally prominent extensively unsuccessfully persecuted avian feathered feathers brown soft beaked small diminutive noisy dead male female