A House Sparrow Sitting Atop A Dead Branch - Passer Domesticus Royalty-Free Stock Photo

The house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world.The house sparrow is strongly associated with human habitation, and can live in urban or rural settings. Though found in widely varied habitats and climates, it typically avoids extensive woodlands, grasslands, and deserts away from human development. It feeds mostly on the seeds of grains and weeds, but it is an opportunistic eater and commonly eats insects and many other foods. Because of its numbers, ubiquity, and association with human settlements, the house sparrow is culturally prominent. It is extensively, and usually unsuccessfully, persecuted as an agricultural pest.