Why do house sparrows sing?

House sparrows, in fact, all songbirds, have two distinct voices - a call and a song. Both are used to communicate, but in different ways. A call is a simple, short sound, like a peep or squawk. It's often used to sound an alarm ("Cat!" or "Hawk!"... read more

House sparrows, in fact, all songbirds, have two distinct voices - a call and a song. Both are used to communicate, but in different ways. A call is a simple, short sound, like a peep or squawk. read more

You can find House Sparrows most places where there are houses (or other buildings), and few places where there aren’t. Along with two other introduced species, the European Starling and the Rock Pigeon, these are some of our most common birds. read more