Description:

Very well-known small sized sparrow. Breeding male has grey crown with chestnut sides and nape, and black throat and upper breast; duller in non-breeding plumage. Female has pale buff supercilium, dark brown streaking on buffish mantle, and unstreaked greyish-white underparts.

Distribution:

Common summer visitor to the lower valleys and towns all over Gilgit-Baltistan. Usually found around settlements, including towns and villages up to 3000m; post breeding usually at lower elevations in cultivations and open scrub.

Behavior:

Seeds collected from growing plants and from the ground. Catches arthropods by searching for them, although occasionally takes larger insects, such as butterflies, in flight. Feeds mainly on vegetable matter, especially seeds of grasses, cultivated cereals and low herbs, but also buds, berries and wide range of household scraps.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of House Sparrow in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of House Sparrow

Resources:

Birds of Pakistan: Helm Field Guides (R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
The Birds of Pakistan (T. J. Roberts)
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (C. Inskipp, R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide (P. Rasmussen & J. Anderton)
Birds of India: Collins Field Guide (N. Arlott)
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (S. Ali & S. D. Ripley)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (https://www.hbw.com)
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition
iNaturalist BoGB (inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-gilgit-baltistan)
Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan (http://fb.me/birdsgb)

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