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house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Listen: The call of the song sparrow
song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) chipping sparrows (Spizella passerina) fox sparrow (Passerella iliaca) white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) introduced species Java sparrow tree sparrow (Spizella arborea)
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Listen: The call of the song sparrow
The song sparrow, or Melospiza melodia, is found in North America, from...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
House sparrow (Passer domesticus).
© Steve Byland/Dreamstime.com
song sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) on a branch.
© Michael Woodruff/Shutterstock.com
chipping sparrows (Spizella passerina)
Chipping sparrows (Spizella passerina) from eggs to adulthood.
© Beth Van Trees/Shutterstock.com
fox sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
Fox sparrow (Passerella iliaca) on the ground.
© Brian Hansen Stock Photography/Shutterstock.com
white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary,...
© Rich Pallardy
introduced species
House sparrow (Passer domesticus).
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Java sparrow
Java sparrow (Padda oryzivora).
© SeanWang—iStock/Getty Images
tree sparrow (Spizella arborea)
Tree sparrow, or American tree sparrow (Spizella arborea), an emberizid...
© SteveByland—iStock/Getty Images
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