Biodiversity
House sparrow
Passer domesticus | Linnaeus, 1758
Characterization: Small species measuring about 15cm in length. The male has white plumage coloration on the side of its neck, rust immediately behind the eyes and it has a uniform black "bib." The female has a brown coloring without distinctive features in the plumage. It has short tarsus and fingers.
Distribution: Native to Europe and North Africa, it has been being introduced in all continents, except Antarctica.
Habitat: It is a bird of the city, considered synanthropic for living together with man.
Habits: A diurnal species, it organizes in colonies during the breeding season; it moves around on branches and on the ground jumping.
Diet: Omnivorous, feeding on insects and seeds.
Breeding: It lays 4 eggs on eaves and other parts of human constructions that offer cavities and cracks generally at a good height.
In the UFRA area: In the studies done at the São Francisco Sugarmill areas, this bird's distribution was limited to exotic forests. It was spotted 4 times and can therefore be considered an infrequent species.