House Sparrow Sounds

Overview
ID info
Life History
Maps
Sounds

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New York, February 03, 2019Recorded by Brad Walker / Macaulay Library
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New York, March 08, 2020Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
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New York, May 19, 2016Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
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Colorado, April 02, 2011Recorded by Nathan Pieplow
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New York, March 08, 2009Recorded by Jessie Barry / Macaulay Library
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Maharashtra, December 18, 2019Recorded by Sharad Apte / Macaulay Library
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New York, April 24, 2019Recorded by valerie heemstra / Macaulay Library
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Montana, July 02, 1961Recorded by Randolph Little / Macaulay Library
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New York, February 23, 2020Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library

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Songs

House Sparrows have a rather simple song of one or a series of cheep or chirrup notes. It’s mainly given by males, who repeat it incessantly during much of the year to announce that they possess a nest and to attract females. Females only rarely use this song, typically to attract a new mate after losing one.

Calls

Male and female House Sparrows make single cheep notes to indicate submissiveness in flocks, or between pairs as part of courting or copulation. Females make a short chattering sound when chasing off other females, or when her mate approaches.