The Outside Story features song sparrows, brown-backed birds who are the most widespread and abundant North American sparrow.

Say "sparrow" to a Staten Islander, and the house sparrow will most likely come to mind, even though the name is applied to many small, brown, seed-eating birds that nest or migrate across the island.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AGFC) - Arkansas has about 30 species of sparrow, and about 20 of those arrive in early fall and stay all winter. That's a lot of sparrows! They can be tricky to ID, and most ...

What Does a House Sparrow Look Like? The male house sparrow has a gray and rusty crown with pale cheeks and a black bib. Reader Patrice Iacovoni of Waterford, Michigan, shared a photo of a female ...

On March 20th, the world celebrates World Sparrow Day! This international initiative aims to raise awareness about the house sparrow, a common bird in urban environments around the world. But World ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Feathered friends bring many benefits to our outdoor space, but the types of ...

"You want to distinguish strong silent types from true wimps that don't signal and won't attack." Akçay and Beecher studied 69 male song sparrows (Melospiza melodia) in Discovery Park in Seattle. The ...

Sparrow populations have declined by 70% since 1970 in the UK. This is what you can do to help them.

A new bird song is spreading like wildfire among Canadian white-throated sparrows, at a scale not seen before by scientists. Birds rarely change their chirpy little tunes, and when they do, it’s ...