Eurasian Tree Sparrow is the full common English name of this species
there are 2 large groups of sparrows, Old World & New World, your Eurasian Tree Sparrow is an Old World Sparrow while American Tree Sparrow is a New World Sparrow that is not too closely related
so... yes ... there are MANY kinds of sparrows + to add more confusion, non birders sometimes call any small brownish bird a sparrow
I think it might be a popular spot for people to sit down and eat. Therefore, they're accustomed to humans and waiting for scraps. I'm guessing they especially like bread because of how bold they were.
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joulethief@discuss.tchncs.de · 8 pts · 235d
Lil cuties!
yyprum@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 235d
I read three sparrows in the title at first and I spent an uncomfortable amount of time looking for the third in the image.
Non English native, is tree sparrow the way they are called? I only ever heard of sparrow before.
Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 235d
There are many different species of sparrows. This is an Eurasian tree sparrow, but there are over 100 other species in the world.
peachfront@toot.community · 4 pts · 235d
@yyprum @DigitalAudio
Eurasian Tree Sparrow is the full common English name of this species
there are 2 large groups of sparrows, Old World & New World, your Eurasian Tree Sparrow is an Old World Sparrow while American Tree Sparrow is a New World Sparrow that is not too closely related
so... yes ... there are MANY kinds of sparrows + to add more confusion, non birders sometimes call any small brownish bird a sparrow
JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 235d
PSA: it's a tree sparrow if its hat is light brown, otherwise a house sparrow.
DigitalAudio@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 235d
So these are indeed tree sparrows, right?
JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 235d
Sure looks like it
Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 235d
Great photo. Little dudes came right up to you, huh?
DigitalAudio@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 235d
I think it might be a popular spot for people to sit down and eat. Therefore, they're accustomed to humans and waiting for scraps. I'm guessing they especially like bread because of how bold they were.