![]() It is between 14–18 centimeters (5.5–7.1 in) long. Birdwatchers call then all LBJs (little brown jobs) because they are usually so difficult to tell apart. It is only called a sparrow because people called all small brown birds 'sparrows'. It is in a different family, the Prunellidae. The hedge sparrow (also known as the dunnock or accentor) Prunella modularis is also not a true sparrow. These are also in a different family, the Emberizidae (buntings). There is also a group called 'American sparrows', or New World sparrows. However, they are now in a different family, the Estrildidae. Some ornithologists thought the Estrildid finches were in the same family as sparrows. He organized a society for the importation of foreign birds, incorporated in Albany. Two of these species were great successes: starlings and house sparrows. He wanted to introduce to America all the birds mentioned in the works of Shakespeare. It was imported by several people, including Eugene Schieffelin, who was a wealthy New York City admirer of Shakespeare. The house sparrow was introduced to America in the late 19th century. The government employs people to hunt and destroy any sparrows that might arrive. ![]() ![]() In Australia, there are no sparrows in Western Australia, as they have not been able to travel across the deserts that separate that state from the eastern states. The house sparrow is seen in every continent. However, people traveled to Australia, North America and South America, and now sparrows are seen there too. A long time ago, they lived only in Europe, Asia and Africa. Sparrows can be seen on every continent on earth. ![]() It is now the bird with the widest distribution. However, people travelled to new places and the house sparrow went to those places too. It originally lived only in Europe and Asia. The house sparrow ( Passer domesticus) is a species of sparrow. ![]()
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