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Sparrow

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sparrow
Kutuzov Maksim 7A

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The body length is 14-18 cm, weight-21-37 g. The
General plumage color is brownish-brown
above with black spots, whitish or gray below.
The cheeks are white. Wings with yellowishwhite stripe

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place of life
Previously, the habitat of the house Sparrow was
limited to Northern Europe. Subsequently, it was widely
distributed in Europe and Asia, as well as in North and
East Africa, Senegal, Asia Minor, the Arabian Peninsula
and the island of Java.

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What they eat
The Sparrow's diet includes seeds of agricultural
crops, the refuse of various products that it picks
up in human settlements, cereals in the fields,
cherries, currants, grapes in gardens, and flower
buds in the spring. In the absence of nearby fields,
it flies out to feed on meadows, forest edges and
steppes, where it collects seeds of wild grasses
and sometimes catches insects.

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the sounds of sparrows

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interesting fact
1)
The Sparrow is the most famous bird that lives near human habitation. They
have lived near humans for about 10,000 years.
2) Around the globe, there are about 1 billion individuals. This is about 1
Sparrow for every 8 people.
3) Sparrows have eyes built so that they see the world in a rosy light.
4) Because of their short legs, sparrows are forced to move on the ground in
leaps.
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