50 min
House Sparrow The Science of Birds
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- Nature
This episode—which is number 93—is all about the the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), one of the world’s best known and most abundant birds. It expanded across the planet along with humans over the last 10,000 years, with the spread of agriculture. Today, this plucky little bird is a model organism for the study of basic bird biology. Over 7,000 scientific studies of the House Sparrow have been published.
In this episode, we’ll get into what this species looks and sounds like, where it lives, its behavior, its breeding biology, and more.
Links of Interest
World Sparrow Day
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Link to this episode on the Science of Birds website
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This episode—which is number 93—is all about the the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), one of the world’s best known and most abundant birds. It expanded across the planet along with humans over the last 10,000 years, with the spread of agriculture. Today, this plucky little bird is a model organism for the study of basic bird biology. Over 7,000 scientific studies of the House Sparrow have been published.
In this episode, we’ll get into what this species looks and sounds like, where it lives, its behavior, its breeding biology, and more.
Links of Interest
World Sparrow Day
~~ Leave me a review using Podchaser ~~
Link to this episode on the Science of Birds website
Birds of a Feather Talk TogetherA podcast all about birds. Two bird experts, John Bates and Shannon Hackett, educate...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
Support the Show.
50 min