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Passer domesticus
Ancestor: Likely a close relative of Passer predomesticus.
Descendants 100,000 Yh:
Palm Island Sparrow
Surf-running Sparrow
Coconut Sparrow
Digit Sparrow
Blue Sparrow
Temporal Range:
Temporal Range:
Evolved: 11,000 years ago
Extinct: Around 95,000 years henceforth
Geographical Range:
Geographical Range:
Location: Across West and South West Catland except the equator and dry desert. Gradually starting to appear on neighbouring island chains and also moving east along the continent.
Viable Habitat: Prefers shrubland in dry sub-tropical climates, but can be found in a range of habitats from dusty aridland and grassland, to cool wet temperate elder shrubland.
Distribution of house sparrows over the first few hundred years from the date of seeding, before significant climate change occurred and they began speciating.
Size: 16cm long
Weight: 30 grams
Dietary Needs: Adult: Can subsist on seed and grains but will also prey on invertebrates and very occasionally vertebrates their own size or smaller. Growing chicks: Selective breeding has reduced the need for this species' chicks to require a varied intake of insects. However, it does need at least some insects or grubs, but can also start eating grain right away.
Life Cycle: Males and females have a complex courtship that involves the males picking a nesting site and females selecting their preferred mate after resisting the advances of many other males. Those who don't find a mate remain socially active and helpful to increase their chances of being desirable should one of a pair lose their mate. Mating is usually for life and both parents alternate roles of guardianship and foraging.
Other: This is a domestic breed of house sparrow and thus not identical to their wild counterparts.
Sparrows don't migrate quickly. However, being able to fly allows them to quickly spread to new neighbouring areas across short areas of sea.
Sparrows prefer to flock, roost and nest in communities and are not typically seen alone.
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