Old World sparrows are groups of small passerine birds forming the family Passeridae. They are also known as true sparrows, a name which is also used for a particular genus of the family Passer. They
House sparrow male in Prospect Park
Male house sparrow in Germany
Yellow-throated sparrow at Keoladeo National Park, India
Sparrow in Tharparkar, Sindh
Passer is a genus of sparrows, also known as the true sparrows. The genus contains 28 species and includes the house sparrow and the Eurasian tree sparrow – two of the most common birds in the world.
Old World sparrow
…passerine birds forming the family Passeridae. They are also known as true sparrows, a name which is also used for a particular genus of the family Passer. They are distinct from both the New World sparrows of the family Passerellidae and from a few other birds such as the Java sparrow of the family…
A mixed group of Passer sparrows containing a Eurasian tree sparrow, a male house sparrow, and female house or Spanish sparrows, feeding on grain in the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan
A great sparrow in Marakele National Park, South Africa
A flock of Sudan golden sparrows near the Red Sea in Sudan