Sparrows!
Family Passeridae Old World Sparrows
Old World sparrows are a group of small passerine birds forming the family Passeridae. They are also known as true sparrows, a name also used for a particular genus of the family, Passer. They are distinct from both the New World sparrows, in the family Passerellidae, and from a few other birds sharing their name, such as the Java sparrow of the family Estrildidae. Many species nest on buildings and the house and Eurasian tree sparrows, in particular, inhabit cities in large numbers. They are primarily seed-eaters, though they also consume small insects. Some species scavenge for food around cities and, like pigeons or gulls, will eat small quantities of a diversity of items.
Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) Mangrove Forest Research Center Samut Sakorn
Great Sparrow (Passer motitensis) with Black-eyed or Dark Capped Bulbul (Pycnonotus tricolor) Kruger NP South Africa
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Loreto Baja Mexico
Plain-backed Sparrow (Passer flaveolus) Kabin Buri Wetlands Thailand
Plain-backed Snowfinch (Pyrgilauda blanfordi) Qinghai Lake China
White-rumped Snowfinch (Pyrgilauda taczanowskii) 100km West of Xining China
Rufous-necked Snowfinch (Pyrgilauda ruficollis) Jiang Lu Ling Pass Qinghai China
Saxaul Sparrow (Passer ammodendri) Turpan Town Xinjiang China
Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) Turpan Xinjiang China
Family Passerellidae New World Sparrows
New World sparrows are a group of mainly New World passerine birds, forming the family Passerellidae. They are seed-eating birds with conical bills, brown or gray in color, and many species have distinctive head patterns.
Although they share the name sparrow, New World sparrows are more closely related to Old World buntings than they are to the Old World sparrows (family Passeridae). New World sparrows are also similar in both appearance and habit to finches, with which they sometimes used to be classified.
Arremon Sparrow (Arremon taciturnus) Estancia, Sergipe & Northern Bahia State, Brazil
Orange-billed Sparrow (Arremon aurantiirostris) Mindo, Ecuador - Chocoan Lowlands and Valley
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch (Arremon brunneinucha) Mindo, Ecuador - Chocoan Lowlands and Valley
Bell's Sparrow (Artemisiospiza belli) Ojo de Liebre Lagoons Baja Mexico
Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata) Franklin Mountains State Park New Mexico
Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri) Fossil Buttes National Monument Wyoming
Choco or Dusky Brushfinch (Atlapetes crassus) Bellavista Cloud Forest Lodge, Ecuador
Grey-headed Junco (Junco hyemalis caniceps) Jacob Lake Kaibab Plateau Arizona
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) Muir Woods National Park California
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Lincoln Marsh Illinois
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) Jamestown Washington Olympic Peninsula
Gold-crowned Sparrow ((Zonotrichia atricapilla) Lake Farm Woods Washington
Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) Pawnee National Grassland Colorado
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Carrizo Plain National Monument California
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Humboldt Bay NWR California
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) Mindo, Ecuador - Chocoan Lowlands and Valley
Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps) Davis Mountains State Park Texas
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) Elkhorn Slough Moss Landing California
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Lake Farm Trails Olympic Peninsula Washington
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) Fossil Buttes National Monument Wyoming
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) Lake Farm Woods Olympic Peninsula Washington
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) Port Angeles Washington
California Towhee (Pipilo crissalis) Sunset Beach State Park California
Canyon Towhee (Melozone fusca) Chaco National Monument New Mexico
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Washington USA