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bird · Passeriformes · Passeridae
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) — also called Common House Sparrow. Occurrence records of the House Sparrow are shared on GBIF from around 238 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Table Mountain National Park (2 019 records), in 9 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernPasseridae
238reserves with records
54 212records around them
9provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Table Mountain National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 2 019 |
| Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 2 018 |
| Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 764 |
| Garden Route National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 1 697 |
| Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 587 |
| Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 1 509 |
| Burman BushProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 385 |
| Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve | NW North West | 1 381 |
| Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 181 |
| Hottentots-HollandProtected area | WC Western Cape | 1 159 |
| Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 100 |
| Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden | FS Free State | 1 095 |
| Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 076 |
| Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 063 |
| Highveld GardenNature reserve | FS Free State | 1 024 |
| Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 1 021 |
| Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 999 |
| Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 994 |
| DONKIN RESERVENature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 994 |
| Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 992 |
| Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 990 |
| Springside Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 916 |
| Kruin ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 896 |
| Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 886 |
| Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 863 |
| The WaterberryNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 844 |
| Virginia Bush Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 773 |
| Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 752 |
| Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 722 |
| Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 612 |
| Seal IslandNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 595 |
| Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 569 |
| Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | 542 |
| Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park | NC Northern Cape | 532 |
| Umhlanga LagoonProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 523 |
| Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area | WC Western Cape | 520 |
| Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 520 |
| Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 507 |
| Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 463 |
| Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 391 |
| Karoo National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 389 |
| Muizenberg CaveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 389 |
| Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 373 |
| St. James SpringNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 365 |
| Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 321 |
| Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve | NW North West | 295 |
| De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 269 |
| Rotary ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 268 |
| Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 263 |
| Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 262 |
| Mahlathini Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve | LP Limpopo | 259 |
| Jock's BayNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 258 |
| Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 253 |
| Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuary | NW North West | 251 |
| Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | NW North West | 251 |
| Empisini Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 242 |
| Faan Meintjes Nature ReserveNature reserve | NW North West | 236 |
| Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 228 |
| Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | 228 |
| Colbyn ValleyNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 220 |
and 178 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- Western Cape
- 92 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 43 reserves
- Gauteng
- 31 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 20 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 12 reserves
- North West
- 12 reserves
- Free State
- 10 reserves
- Limpopo
- 9 reserves
- Northern Cape
- 9 reserves
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Passeridae
- Scientific name
- Passer domesticus
- GBIF taxon
- 5231190
- Wikidata
- Q14683
More of the Passeridae family
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.