House sparrow  (Passer domesticus)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Passeriformes
Family Ploceidae
Genus Passer (1)
Size Length: 14-16 cm (2)
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Status

Included in the Birds of Conservation Concern Red List (high conservation concern) (9). The house sparrow has undergone a drastic decline in the last 25 years; this is cause for conservation concern (3).