House Sparrow

Summary

House Sparrow is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.06% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,298 views/month, #118 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• House Sparrow received the Bird of the Year^[3].
• House Sparrow received the Bird of the Year^[4].
• House Sparrow received the Bird of the Year^[5].
• House Sparrow's instance of is recorded as taxon^[6].
• House Sparrow is classified at the rank of species^[7].
• House Sparrow's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[8].
• House Sparrow belongs to the parent taxon Passer^[9].
• House Sparrow's scientific name is Passer domesticus^[10].
• House Sparrow's Commons category is recorded as Passer domesticus^[11].
• House Sparrow's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Passer domesticus^[12].
• House Sparrow's Commons gallery is recorded as Passer domesticus^[13].
• House Sparrow's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana^[14].
• House Sparrow's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[15].
• House Sparrow's original combination is recorded as Fringilla domestica^[16].
• House Sparrow's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. domesticus'}^[17].
• House Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'House Sparrow'}^[18].
• House Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Haussperling'}^[19].
• House Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gorrión común'}^[20].
• House Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Moineau domestique'}^[21].
• House Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Домовый воробей'}^[22].
• House Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Huismus'}^[23].
• House Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Gråspurv'}^[24].
• House Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Gråspurv'}^[25].
• House Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Gráspör'}^[26].
• House Sparrow is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Passera Europea'}^[27].

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Classification

House Sparrow's scientific name is Passer domesticus^[10]. It is classified at the rank of species^[7]. It belongs to the parent taxon Passer^[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[18], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Haussperling'}^[19], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gorrión común'}^[20], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Moineau domestique'}^[21], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Домовый воробей'}^[22], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Huismus'}^[23].

Identifiers

House Sparrow's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 48849^[28]. House Sparrow's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5231190^[29]. House Sparrow's ITIS TSN is recorded as 179628^[30].

Why It Matters

House Sparrow ranks in the top 0.06% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,298 views/month, #118 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

FAQs

What awards did House Sparrow receive?

Honors received include Bird of the Year^[3], Bird of the Year^[4], and Bird of the Year^[5].