Bird
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus · Passeridae · Passeriformes
Best monthsJan · Apr–Maymost records
Records25,836,717in 159 countries
Most seen inUnited States13,360,998 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
House Sparrow in brief
The house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a bird of the Passeridae family — species of bird.
Across the 159 countries we cover it has 25,836,717 published records, most of them from the United States, Canada and Spain. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, April and May.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United States13,360,998 records · best May, Apr
Canada2,080,480 records · best May, Apr
Spain1,281,457 records · best May, Apr
France1,259,447 records · best Jan, May
United Kingdom886,500 records · best May, Apr
Netherlands718,058 records · best Apr, May
Australia663,477 records · best Jan, Oct
Germany564,285 records · best May, Jan
India507,684 records · best Feb, Jan
Portugal448,034 records · best May, Apr
Sweden415,315 records · best Jan, May
Norway412,473 records · best Jan, May
New Zealand348,347 records · best Nov, Jan
South Africa263,456 records · best Oct, Nov
Mexico218,442 records · best Mar, Apr
Finland207,615 records · best Nov, Mar
Brazil198,059 records · best Oct, Nov
Belgium172,137 records · best May, Apr
Argentina170,279 records · best Oct, Nov
Denmark154,136 records · best May, Apr
Chile136,455 records · best Oct, Nov
Israel133,705 records · best Mar, Apr
Türkiye87,434 records · best May, Apr
Russia74,658 records · best May, Jun
Switzerland58,499 records · best May, Apr
Greece56,757 records · best May, Apr
United Arab Emirates53,420 records · best Mar, Jan
Poland49,763 records · best May, Jun
Ireland40,871 records · best May, Jun
Czechia40,678 records · best May, Apr
Austria39,520 records · best Jun, May
Thailand35,393 records · best Jan, Dec
Costa Rica29,676 records · best Mar, Jan
Morocco28,242 records · best Mar, Apr
Cuba26,365 records · best Mar, Feb
Bulgaria25,980 records · best May, Jun
Nepal23,875 records · best Dec, Nov
Serbia23,637 records · best May, Apr
Panama23,538 records · best May, Mar
Iran21,516 records · best May, Apr
Guatemala20,148 records · best May, Mar
Luxembourg18,963 records · best May, Apr
Croatia18,365 records · best May, Jul
Peru18,032 records · best Oct, May
Ukraine17,639 records · best May, Jun
Uruguay17,565 records · best Oct, Nov
Kenya16,594 records · best Oct, Nov
Bangladesh16,231 records · best Oct, Dec
Hungary15,842 records · best May, Jun
Estonia14,186 records · best May, Jan
Romania13,642 records · best May, Apr
Cyprus12,558 records · best Apr, Mar
Cambodia12,192 records · best Feb, Jan
Paraguay11,857 records · best Oct, Nov
Egypt11,737 records · best Mar, Apr
Venezuela11,668 records · best May, Dec
Sri Lanka10,750 records · best Dec, Jan
Dominican Republic10,731 records · best Mar, Jan
Honduras10,474 records · best Feb, May
Namibia10,428 records · best Nov, Jul
Palestine10,142 records · best Mar, Apr
Tanzania9,474 records · best Jul, Oct
Kuwait9,203 records · best Apr, Mar
Bahamas8,446 records · best Mar, Apr
Saudi Arabia8,270 records · best Mar, Apr
Georgia8,240 records · best May, Sep
Slovenia8,086 records · best May, Jul
Nicaragua7,873 records · best Jan, Feb
Oman7,745 records · best Nov, Feb
Jordan6,887 records · best Apr, Mar
Pakistan6,700 records · best Mar, Apr
Slovakia6,488 records · best May, Jul
Bolivia5,980 records · best Oct, Sep
Lithuania5,834 records · best May, Apr
Qatar4,956 records · best Mar, Apr
Italy4,240 records · best Jul, Jun
Kazakhstan3,836 records · best May, Jun
Senegal3,734 records · best Jan, Feb
Mozambique3,449 records · best Dec, Nov
Zimbabwe3,376 records · best May, Jan
Latvia2,813 records · best May, Jun
Albania2,797 records · best May, Jun
El Salvador2,713 records · best May, Oct
Armenia2,662 records · best May, Jun
Belarus2,544 records · best May, Apr
Mongolia2,543 records · best Jun, May
Vietnam2,533 records · best Jan, Mar
Myanmar2,516 records · best Jan, Feb
Uganda2,469 records · best Jul, Jun
Moldova2,408 records · best May, Apr
Iraq2,313 records · best May, Apr
Zambia2,230 records · best Oct, May
Mauritius2,191 records · best Nov, Oct
North Macedonia2,085 records · best May, Jun
Montenegro2,078 records · best Apr, May
Laos2,075 records · best Jan, Mar
Azerbaijan1,990 records · best May, Nov
Lebanon1,963 records · best Apr, Mar
Eswatini1,959 records · best Oct, Nov
Libya1,890 records · best Mar, May
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,858 records · best Apr, May
Botswana1,417 records · best Sep, Oct
Gambia1,374 records · best Nov, Jan
Malawi1,354 records · best Nov, Oct
Uzbekistan1,250 records · best May, Apr
Algeria1,149 records · best Dec, May
Bahrain1,141 records · best Nov, Apr
Haiti1,130 records · best Jan, Mar
Kyrgyzstan1,109 records · best Jul, May
Madagascar977 records · best Oct, Nov
Bhutan963 records · best Apr, Mar
Lesotho907 records · best Nov, Mar
Tunisia850 records · best Apr, Jan
Andorra808 records · best Jul, Aug
Afghanistan747 records · best Apr, May
Democratic Republic of the Congo709 records · best Dec, Oct
Papua New Guinea657 records · best Jul, Aug
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines647 records · best Jan, May
Rwanda598 records · best May, Nov
Mauritania559 records · best Mar, Apr
Sudan554 records · best Feb, Mar
Angola494 records · best Sep, Oct
Kosovo421 records · best May, Jun
Vanuatu414 records · best Nov, Feb
Tajikistan363 records · best May, Jun
Liechtenstein352 records · best Jul, Aug
Saint Kitts and Nevis350 records · best Mar, Feb
Antigua and Barbuda314 records · best Jan, Apr
Monaco298 records · best Jun, Aug
Cape Verde255 records · best Sep, Apr
Ivory Coast254 records · best May, Sep
Syria219 records · best Apr, May
Jamaica206 records · best Feb, Jan
Seychelles188 records · best Oct, May
Yemen184 records · best Mar, Apr
Gabon177 records · best Jul, Aug
Iceland174 records · best Apr, Mar
Republic of the Congo155 records · best Apr, Nov
Djibouti146 records · best Sep, Aug
Comoros135 records · best Nov, Aug
Chad132 records · best Nov, Sep
Turkmenistan115 records · best May, Apr
Liberia74 records · best Mar, Jan
Malta71 records · best Dec, Mar
Saint Lucia68 records · best Oct, Mar
South Sudan65 records · best Jun, Jan
Burundi61 records · best Sep, Nov
São Tomé and Príncipe46 records · best Sep, Feb
Somalia44 records · best Aug, Feb
Guinea-Bissau43 records · best Mar, Oct
Eritrea36 records · best Feb, Oct
Grenada29 records · best Oct, Mar
Maldives27 records · best Mar, Sep
Barbados23 records · best Mar, Jan
Niger17 records · best Feb, Mar
Vatican City7 records · best Oct, Apr
Mali6 records · best Oct, Feb
Dominica1 records · best Aug, Jan
Fiji1 records · best Feb, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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