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Name |
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House sparrow |
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Scientific Name |
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Passer domesticus |
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Size |
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Gouriya (15 cm) |
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Habitat |
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Near human habitation |
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Identification |
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Male with grey crown, black in lores and around eyes |
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Status |
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Resident |
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Distribution |
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Throughout India |
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Food |
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Nectar, insects and spiders |
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Nest |
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All years in holes, walls, collection of straws |
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Eggs |
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3 to 5, pale greenish white |
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Least concern |
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Terrestrial |
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Common |
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Seen in all parts of M.P |
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