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	Birding Italy: Spanish Sparrow breeding in the Po Delta, Italy
		A male Spanish Sparrow was photographed on 19 July 2001 at the Cassella pinewood, in the Po Delta, first for the Veneto region (
		A male Spanish Sparrow was observed on 27 April 2004 while singing on a Stone Pine in the village of Gorino, while the nest was found there on a Boxelder tree close to the pine.
		A total of 60-100 breeding pairs were found, confirming the presence of the females of the species, with their characteristic dusky furrows from breast along flanks, while females of Italian Sparrow are slightly smaller, with a less greyish, more uniform breast and belly.
	www.birdingitaly.net /doss1eng.htm (581 words)

	Spanish Sparrow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) occurs around the Mediterranean and across temperate southern Asia.
		It is a 14-16 cm long sparrow closely related to the familiar House Sparrow, and it will interbreed with that species to produce hybrids such as the Italian Sparrow of northern Italy, which show characteristics of both species.
		The male is similar to the House Sparrow, but has a chestnut cap, fler back, and underparts heavily streaked with fl.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spanish_Sparrow (199 words)

	Sparrow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		American sparrows, or New World sparrows, are not closely related to the true sparrows, despite some physical resemblance, such as the seed-eaters bill and frequently well-marked heads.
		The Hedge Sparrow or Dunnock (Prunella modularis) is similarly unrelated.
		Iago Sparrow or Cape Verde Sparrow, Passer iagoensis
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sparrow (340 words)

	Sparrow
		American sparrow s are not closely related, and these are placed in the family Emberizidae along with the bunting s.
		Sparrows are not naturally found in Australia or the Americas, but the early settlers imported them into these continents, and they quickly naturalised, particularly in urban and degraded areas.
		House Sparrow s are now found throughout North America, in every state of Australia except for Western Australia, and over much of heavily populated parts of South America.
	www.nebulasearch.com /encyclopedia/article/Sparrow.html (352 words)

	Sparrow
		The differences between different species of sparrow can be very subtle— in general, sparrows tend to be small plump brownish or greyish birds with short tails and short powerful beaks.
		Sparrows are seed-eaters, and they also consume small insects.
		Sparrows are not naturally found in Australia, but the early settlers imported them into the country and they quickly naturalised, particularly in urban and degraded areas.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/pa/Passeridae.html (211 words)

	Sparrow (Site not responding. Last check: )
		American sparrows are not closely related to the Passeridae, and are placed in the family Emberizidae along with the buntingss.
		Old World sparrows are found naturally in Europe, Africa and Asia.
		House Sparrows are now found in every state of Australia except for Western Australia.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/s/sp/sparrow.html (219 words)

	biology - Sparrow
		American sparrows are not closely related, and these are placed in the family Emberizidae along with the buntings.
		The Hedge Sparrow or Dunnock (Prunella modularis) is a sparrow in name only, a relic of the medieval practice by which any small bird was called "sparrow".
		House Sparrows are now found throughout North America, in every state of Australia except for Western Australia, and over much of heavily populated parts of South America.
	www.biologydaily.com /biology/Sparrow (320 words)

	FanFiction.Net : Dictionary & Thesaurus (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity, its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its fecundity.
		Note: The following American species are well known; the chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow, the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the tree sparrow, and the white-throated sparrow (see Peabody bird).
		Sparrow spear (Zo["o]l.), the female of the reed bunting.
	www.fanfiction.net /dictionary.php?word=sparrow (567 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Cumbria \| Hybrid sparrow sparks excitement
		Spanish sparrows have different plumage and are rarely found north of the Mediterranean.
		Ms Grant said: "House sparrows have grey on the tops of their heads and this one has a bright chestnut head.
		In 2004 the government launched a campaign to boost the sparrow population, blaming their disappearance on "trendy gardens" and an explosion in the number of pet cats.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/cumbria/4205021.stm (400 words)

	Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) \| Madeira Wind Birds \| Madeira Birdwatching - Birding
		The Spanish Sparrow is a bird that was introduced into Madeira, and it is marked by an accentuated sexual dimorphism.
		So, when the Spanish Sparrow arrived to this new habitat, it came across the Rock Sparrow and set about to drive it out, at least from the city of Funchal.
		This is one of the reasons given to explain the large decline in the population of the Rock Sparrow.
	www.madeirabirds.com /spanish_sparrow (306 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Spanish literature (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It may include Spanish poetry, prose and novels.
		The Premio Cervantes is awarded to honour the career of a writer in the Spanish language.
		One of the features of recent Latin American writing has been magic realism.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Spanish_literature (94 words)

	Fraser's Birding Website > Extremadura & Andalucia 2002 Trip Report
		Spanish Sparrows breeding at the telegraph poles on the left-hand bank.
		A flock of c50 Spanish Sparrows by the roadside close to a breeding colony in a eucalyptus stand with several White Stork nests.
		Spanish Sparrow (10+) in dead scrub by the edge of the reservoir.
	www.fssbirding.org.uk /ext&and2002trip.htm (8974 words)

	Untitled Document
		Sparrow shelled and devoured the eggs in a twinkling.
		Sparrow frowned into the spyglass, seeing what she had seen: a Navy warship flying the British flag and a white pennant, moored safely at the Spanish docks.
		Sparrow was grinning at her when she surfaced, but held a finger to his lips to quiet her exuberance.
	www.physics.unlv.edu /~tcoffman/potc/spittinimage.html (17583 words)

	Sparrow Health System: Hospital Information
		Sparrow Specialty Hospital, the Medical Staff of Sparrow Specialty Hospital and any other health care professional authorized to enter information into your Sparrow Specialty Hospital patient chart.
		Sparrow Regional Medical Supply and Pharmacy, L.L.C. The Medical Staff of Sparrow Hospital and any other health care professional authorized to enter information into your patient chart.
		These uses and disclosures are necessary to run Sparrow Health System and make sure that all of our patients and residents receive quality care.
	www.sparrow.org /privacypractices.asp (2629 words)

	Charliesbirdblog: Spanish Sparrow, Sulaibikhat Nature Reserve, Kuwait. February 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Male Spanish Sparrows achieve full breeding plumage by wear - ie yellowish-buff tips obscuring the dark throat and chestnut colours on the head are worn down over the winter, hence the difference in the males in eg Images 1 & 3.
		Separating female Spanish Sparrows from female House Sparrows Passer domesticus is not always easy, but they are larger with slightly larger bills (which give them a 'bigger-headed' look), a long pale supercilium, pale braces (note Images 6, 7, and 10), and show streaks or spots on the underparts (note especially Image 5).
		Oh, please note that views and opinions expressed in this blog are the author's own and are not to be considered in any way representative of the mandate or policies of Birds Korea or of any other organisation or individual.
	www.charliesbirdblog.com /~charlie/spanishsparrow_kuwaitfeb06/spanishsparrow_KWIfeb06.html (151 words)

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		Another reason not to ignore the house sparrow is that in many countries in Western Europe, especially the UK, but also Scandinavia, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany and Austria, a general decline has been noted in the numbers of this bird.
		The adult male’s head is a chestnut brown as opposed to the grey of the house sparrow.
		The great tit, like the two sparrows can be found in Cyprus throughout the year in gardens, parks, orchards, olive groves etc. Again it is just as much at home in built up areas as the countryside.
	www.cyprus-mail.com /news/main.php?id=19086&cat_id=9 (778 words)

	Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
		For the purposes of our bird news services, Spanish Sparrow is classed as Rare: species currently considered for acceptance by the British Birds Rarities Committee (or forms of equivalent rarity).
		Most recent UK and Irish reports of Spanish Sparrow
		Spanish Sparrow breeds in the following countries (Bird News Extra subscribers will see population statistics and information on trends for each country):
	www.birdguides.com /species/species.asp?sp=163024 (206 words)

	Online 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
		BILBO (from the Spanish town Bilbao, formerly called in England " Bilboa," and famous, like Toledo, for its sword-blades)
		BLACK HAWK [Ma'katawimesheka'ka, " Black Sparrow Hawk "], (1767-1838, American Indian warrior of the Sauk and Fox tribes, was born at the Sauk village on Rock river, near the Mississippi, in 1767.
		He was a member of the Thunder gens of the Sauk tribe, and
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /BER_BLA (483 words)

	BirdForum - please is this a Bunting too ?
		Never seen Hill Sparrow, but field guide pics show it as not having that brown crescent running back from the eye round the back of the ear coverts.
		The bill of Spanish Sparrow is comparable to that of House Sparrow (only slighly heavier), i.e.
		I have 24 photos of Spanish Sparrows in my collections (which is obviously only a sample), and every info I have been able to find in various books, say likewise: Smaller bill with different colour.
	www.birdforum.net /showthread.php?t=18429 (1127 words)

	Bird watching from Finca Al-Manzil
		At Monfrague national park it is possible to enjoy truly outstanding raptor watching, with all five Spanish eagles, Bonelli’s, Golden, Booted, Short-toed and the endangered Spanish Imperial.
		Spotless Starling and Spanish Sparrow are found in huge flocks.
		Several thousand Spanish Sparrow feeding in a single location is not unusual.
	www.finca-al-manzil.com /Birdwatching.htm (1624 words)

	All About Birds
		The Sage Sparrow is a common but inconspicuous bird of sagebrush and chaparral in the arid western United States.
		It spends much of its time on the ground, running between shrubs with its tail raised in the air.
		Five subspecies of Sage Sparrow are currently recognized.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Sage_Sparrow.html (153 words)

	Amazon.com: Gorrion del metro: Spanish paperback edition of Subway Sparrow: Books: Leyla Torres (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The majority of the text is in Spanish; however, one man speaks English and a woman speaks Polish.
		When a sparrow flies into a subway car, a young Oriental girl tries to rescue it.
		This is a simple story - a sparrow gets lost on a New York City subway train - and it tells how people from different backgrounds and languages find common ground, even without common vocabulary, to come together to catch the bird and then release it to freedom.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0374427828?v=glance (675 words)

	Passer hispaniolensis
		The males are striking birds, almost too pretty to be sparrows.
		Their rich brown heads, white marks above the eye, bold fl breast pattern, extending as lines of fl streaks down the flanks and even onto the upper tail feathers are all good distinguishing features.
		The females are much trickier but, compared with a House Sparrow, they have a bigger bill, bolder pale stripes down the mantle, a more prominent supercilium which broadens behind the eye and faint markings on the underparts giving the impression of streaking, especially on the flanks.
	www.birdguides.com /html/vidlib/species/Passer_hispaniolensis.htm (227 words)

	Welcome to Honeyguide wildlife holidays
		The region is renowned for its amazing variety of birds of prey, especially in Monfragüe Natural Park, and special species such as the bustards and larks to be found on the rolling plains of the Spanish steppes.
		Another speciality is Spanish sparrow, a rather local bird in Spain despite its name.
		It has the core Spanish population of fl vultures, which breed here along with griffon and Egyptian vultures.
	www.honeyguide.co.uk /extrem.htm (373 words)

	phorum - IDFrontiers - [BIRDWG01] Range expansion of Spanish Sparrow into NE Italy
		Italian Sparrow (Passer italiae, Passer xitaliae, Passer domesticus italiae,
		Passer hispaniolensis italie or Passer italiae hispaniolensis) and Spanish
		The Italian Sparrow is a hybrid of the
	www.surfbirds.com /phorum/read.php?f=51&i=2429&t=2429 (223 words)

	Range expansion of Spanish Sparrow in Europe
		it possible for the House Sparrows to invade nothern Italy, which was
		Spanish Sparrows, hybrid populations became stabilized (named Italian
		Sparrows from the Balcans is in action currently in the Po Delta, NE italy.
	www.groupsrv.com /hobby/post-45279.html (121 words)

	Sparrows: Birds
		Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) - Images and Sounds.
		Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) - Text and Images.
		Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) - Text and Images.
	www.infochembio.ethz.ch /links/en/zool_voegel_sperling.html (290 words)

	MavicaNET - Sparrow (Passeridae)
		Katalog / Příroda / Život / Zvířata (Animalia) / Birds (Aves) / Perching Birds (Passeriformes) / Sparrow (Passeridae)
		Passeridae * varblaslased * sparrows, rock sparrows, snow finches<
		The House Sparrow, actually the Weaver Finch, which is the subject of all the "sparrow controversy," should not be confused with any of our numerous native sparrows such as the Grasshopper Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrow, etc. In fact, the House Sparrow and the Eurasian Tree Sparrow, are the only non-native sparrows in North America.
	www.mavicanet.com /lite/ces/22877.html (245 words)

	Birding Italy dossier
		A Long-legged Buzzard, found by Aldo Tonelli on 24 and 25 August 2004, was photographede on 26 August 2004 by Menotti Passarella at Paltanara, close to the Scardovary bay, Po Delta, NE Italy.
		Spanish Sparrow breeding in the Po Delta, Italy.
		During May 2004 a record of 198 bird species were found in the Po Delta, among which Black-headed Bunting, Spanish Sparrow (breeding), Ruddy Shelduck, Pallid Harrier, Collared Pratincole, Lesser Grey Shrike
	www.birdingitaly.net /dossiereng.htm (131 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		What is more we base those prices at just two people travelling together so can offer discounts to larger groups.
		Concerns about the population decline of the House Sparrow Passer domesticus in the Netherlands
		As can be seen from the above graph there is a steady long-term decline in House Sparrow numbers in the USA and similar declines have been found in European countries such as the UK, Germany and the Netherlands..."
	www.fatbirder.com /species_and_families/passerines/passeridae.html (180 words)

	Spanish Sparrow / Spaanse Mus Photo Gallery by Paul Cools at pbase.com
		Spanish Sparrow / Spaanse Mus Photo Gallery by Paul Cools at pbase.com
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	www.pbase.com /paulcools666/spanish_sparrow__spaanse_mus (51 words)

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