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Listen: The song of the house sparrow
introduced species Hear the songs of many different birds. Sparrow house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
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Listen: The song of the house sparrow
The house sparrow, or Passer domesticus, is native to Eurasia and North...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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house sparrow
House sparrow (Passer domesticus).
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introduced species
House sparrow (Passer domesticus).
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Sparrow
House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Eric Hosking
house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
House sparrow (Passer domesticus).
© Steve Byland/Dreamstime.com

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Hear the songs of many different birds.
A collection of bird songs.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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