House Sparrow

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) is the world's most widespread wild bird species, occurring on all continents except Antarctica. As a non-migratory species, it mainly inhabits rural areas in Europe, Asia and North America.

House sparrows are opportunistic feeders, feeding on grains and weeds that are readily available in urban and suburban settings. Furthermore, they have an omnivorous diet, feeding on fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds from cultivated gardens and fields.

They can live in a range of habitats, such as forests and grasslands; however, they tend to be most abundant near human settlements. You're most likely to spot them in cities, towns and suburbs; around farms - particularly those where livestock are kept - as well as around urban centers.

The House Sparrow is an incredibly adaptable bird, and has been extensively studied for its adaptations to human-modified environments. As such, it has served as a model system for research on phenotypic plasticity, body size evolution, sexual selection and many other biological phenomena.

Research into how genetic flexibility of invasive vertebrate species, particularly the house sparrow (P. italiae), influences their adaptations to their environment has been particularly focused on this species. This work has demonstrated that house sparrows are highly genetically flexible and can produce hybrids when crossed with other species such as Italian sparrows (P. italiae), has provided insight into this phenomenon.

House sparrows have developed an affinity for human-modified food sources, often visiting car grills, trash bins, pig troughs, piles of cow or horse dung and compost piles in search of sustenance. This opportunistic attitude accounts for why they are so common in urban settings.

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