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Story: Introduced land birds

Female house sparrow

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Female house sparrow

The female house sparrow is a little smaller than the male. It is brown on the head and back, and pale grey underneath.

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Christina Troup, Introduced land birds – House sparrows, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/17173/female-house-sparrow (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Christina Troup, published 1 March 2009.