House Sparrow v Tree Sparrow | How To Tell The Difference
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2022
- How to tell the difference between a House Sparrow and a Tree Sparrow.
There are two species of sparrow in the UK, the House Sparrow and the Tree Sparrow.
Male and female Tree Sparrows have similar plumage while male and female House Sparrows look quite different.
It’s the male House Sparrow that looks most like a Tree Sparrow. The easiest way to tell them apart is to look at the sparrow's head.
Male House Sparrows have a grey crown on the top of their head, while the Tree Sparrow's head is chestnut-brown.
Additionally, Tree Sparrows have white cheeks with a black cheek patch. Male House Sparrows have white/pale grey cheeks and no cheek patch.
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I love when I see both of them hanging out together in groups. I wonder if they know they are so similar but still different
Interesting question. I don't normally see tree sparrows where I live in the south of England, these were filmed on a recent trip to Scotland. Wonderful to see them side by side and they did seem to get on well together.
I put a "sparrow terrace" on a north facing fence, in amongst a lot of ivy, never managed to attract house sparrows to my knowledge. I put out seed and fresh water. Any suggestions welcome on how to get house sparrows. We have lots of bushes and fruit, with 8 tub ponds and 3 bird baths. Looking at this video I shall provide a dust bath.
Very helpful. Thank you.
Good little video. I would like to see a video comparing female House Sparrow v Dunock, that still gives me a headache, they can look very similar.
Brilliant helpful video. Thank you
Glad it was helpful and thanks for watching.
Very clear visual and description of tree versus house sparrow
Thank you, @MyBirdingYear. The reason I'm here is: last night, after watching Djokovic beat Musetti on TV, I heard a sound that made my blood run cold, squeaking... Having recently been infested by mice, I feared the worst. I'm in my front room, it's dusk, there is traffic, noisy teenagers, overhead airplanes outside. The small garden faces a relatively busy road. As I look closer to the source of the sound, it appears to be coming from outside - good! What is a mouse doing out there? Oh, it's at eye level, it's in a pyracantha.. it's in one of those tatty basket roosting pockets I bought years ago that just seem to get blown out of the trees, off walls and fences, ripped apart by squirrels - and end up on the compost heap.... TWO house sparrows! SO excited. We had a ladder up there, two weeks ago, cutting back climbers. Didn't notice the pocket. Left the pyracantha to help provide shade to the south facing front room window. There is a barrel pond out there. I shall review my feeders, ensure they have a good choice of food - and a dust bath!
Great to read your House Sparrow story. Where I am the House Sparrows seem to prefer the feeder filled with a seed mix but also visit the suet/fat ball feeder as well. Thanks for watching and have a great weekend!
Just information with no unnecessary bulk. your films are excellent quality thank you for taking the time to make this video
Thank you, that's much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching!
Brilliant. Thank you.
Nice! Wonderful!!!🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️
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Thank you for the video. So good to see both species of sparrows together and be able to see the difference 🙂
Thank you!
Thank you for information. I will try and remember. They appear to get on ok.
You're welcome and thank you for watching. Yes they do seem too get on OK although I got the impression when filming that the tree sparrow was the more placid species of the two.
Now I know 👍thanks
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Hello My Birding Year! Thank you for the very nice video! I saw it very interestingly! That's great! Have a nice day!
Thank you very much! Have a great weekend!
Fun idea, well executed! Apparently both species are in North America as well, but the House Sparrow is WAAY more common. Then there are also more than 30 OTHER species of sparrows in North America, and best of luck to you in telling them apart. :)
I found a website with pictures of the all the North American sparrows. I see what you mean - I definitely won't be doing that particular ID guide :)
Thanks
No problem, thank you for watching!
@@MyBirdingYear I have lots of both daily in a tree (Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum') in our front garden. I love watching them :)
Thanks for this, I'll be looking more closely tomorrow & see if I can identify tree sparrows amongst the house sparrows.
You're welcome and thanks for watching. Hope you see both species tomorrow!
@@MyBirdingYear Me too!
Why? Didn't the balls help on the Aztec airplane
I think you'd know if you had house sparrows? They're so noisy and gregarious. Everything's a drama with a house sparrow! 😊
@@TeresaGriffith I have zillions of sparrows, mostly house variety it's just picking out the others amongst them!
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House sparrows hide behind the bush and leaves ans can stomp the roof and the tree sparrows are with apples
I often mistake my house sparrows for mice. They're so quiet and seem to spend a lot of time on the ground, as. dragon slayer says, amongst the leaves,
@@TeresaGriffith game is over dajjaal, accept it more people don't need to go Hell