Taxobox name JavaSparrow status VU status system iucn2.3 image Buberel Unknown bird 3.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Passerine Passeriformes familia Estrildidae genus Padda species P. oryzivora binomial Padda oryzivora binomial authority Carl Linnaeus Linnaeus , 10th edition of Systema Naturae 1758 The JavaSparrow , Padda oryzivora also known as Java Finch , Java Rice Sparrow or Java Rice Bird is a small passerine bird . This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in Java island Java , Bali and Bawean in Indonesia . It is a popular cagebird, and has been introduced in a large number of other countries. Description The JavaSparrow is 17 cm in length. The adult is unmistakable, with its grey upperparts and breast, pink belly, white cheeked black head, red eye ring, pink feet and thick red bill. Both sexes are similar, but immature birds have ... of call notes chipchipchipchipchipchip . Habitat The JavaSparrow is a very gregarious bird which ... to eight eggs are laid. Threats The Javasparrow is considered to be a serious agricultural pest of rice. Due to ongoing habitat loss and hunting in some areas, the JavaSparrow is now uncommon ... on Hawaii. It has a black dark grey beak The JavaSparrow was introduced in the Indian subcontinent ... population on several of the Hawaiian Islands, especially Oahu. Aviculture The Javasparrow ... pet Javasparrow. In the late 1960s and early 1970s the Javasparrow was one of the most popular cage ... China, Taiwan and Japan have not regulated the bird. In Asia the Javasparrow is most often raised almost ... along with the pied JavaSparrow called the sakura buncho in Japan . References inline date March ... SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 8734&m 0 BirdLife Species Factsheet IUCNlink 149451 IUCN Red List commons JavaSparrow Category Birds kept as pets Category Padda Category Birds of Asia Category Birds of Southeast ... Risfugl de Reisfink es Padda oryzivora fa fr Padda de Java id Gelatik Jawa it Padda oryzivora ... more details
Summary A JavaSparrow on a Berry Branch, 15th century, Chinese Ming Dynasty, housed at the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian, Washington D.C. URL http www.asia.si.edu collections results.cfm?group Chinese 20Art PD art ... more details
Other uses Refimprove date June 2008 Taxobox name Sparrows image House Sparrow mar08.jpg image width 250px image caption House Sparrow regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passerine ... buildings, and the House Sparrow and Eurasian Tree Sparrow in particular inhabit cities in large ..., plump brown grey birds with short tails and stubby, powerful beak s. The differences between sparrow ... Sparrow Passer eminibey , at 11.4 cm 4.5 inches and 13.4 g, to the Parrot billed Sparrow Passer gongonensis , at 18 cm 7 inches and 42 g 1.5 oz . Sparrows are physically ... the true sparrows in Passeridae. ref name CB08 American sparrow s, or New World sparrows, are in a different ... well marked heads. The Hedge Sparrow or Dunnock Prunella modularis is similarly unrelated. It is a sparrow in name only, a relic of the old practice of calling any small bird a sparrow . Image Sparrowchick.JPG thumb Sparrow chick in Italy File MontifringillaAdamsiGould.jpg thumb Painting ... I IMG 5262.jpg thumb Yellow throated Sparrow Species This is a list of sparrow species biology species Passer , the true sparrows Saxaul Sparrow , Passer ammodendri House Sparrow , Passer domesticus Italian Sparrow , Passer italiae italiae Spanish Sparrow , Passer italiae hispaniolensis Sind Sparrow , Passer pyrrhonotus Somali Sparrow , Passer castanopterus Russet Sparrow , Passer rutilans Plain backed Sparrow , Passer flaveolus Dead Sea Sparrow , Passer moabiticus Iago Sparrow , Passer iagoensis Great Sparrow , Passer motitensis Kenya Sparrow , Passer rufocinctus Kordofan Sparrow , Passer cordofanicus Shelley s Sparrow , Passer shelleyi Socotra Sparrow , Passer insularis Abd al Kuri Sparrow , Passer hemileucus Cape Sparrow , Passer melanurus Northern Grey headed Sparrow , Passer griseus Swainson s Sparrow , Passer swainsonii Parrot billed Sparrow , Passer gongonensis Swahili Sparrow , Passer suahelicus Southern Grey headed Sparrow , Passer diffusus Desert Sparrow , Passer simplex Eurasian ... more details
about the Indonesian island Infobox islands name Java image name Java Topography.png image caption Topography of Java locator map JavaLocatie 1 .png native name Jawa native name link Indonesian language ... Jakarta Special Capital City District , br West Java , br Central Java , br East Java , br Yogyakarta Yogyakarta Special Region country largest city Jakarta country largest city area .... Baduy , Chinese people Chinese , Betawi people Betawi , Madurese people Madurese Java lang id Jawa .... The Indonesian Capital political capital city, Jakarta , is in west Java. Much of Indonesian history took place on Java it was the centre of powerful Hindu Buddhism Buddhist empires, The spread ..., Java is the List of islands by area 13th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island ... people in Indonesia, most of whom live on Java. Most residents are Multilingualism bilingual , with Indonesian ... of Java are Muslim , Java has a diverse mixture of religious beliefs, ethnicities and cultures. The island is divided into four provinces, West Java , Central Java , East Java , and Banten , and two ... Java are not clear. One possibility is that the island was named after the Foxtail millet j wa ... the island had different names. ref Raffles, Thomas E. The History of Java . Oxford University Press ... . ref name Raffles, Thomas E. 1965. Page 3 Raffles, Thomas E. The History of Java . Oxford ..., the Ramayana . Sugriva, the chief of Rama s army dispatched his men to Yawadvipa, the island of Java ... literature by the Sanskrit name y vaka dv pa dv pa island . Another source states that the Java word ..., R., Schiller, J., Lucas, A., Martin Schiller, B., 1984 . Mapping cultural regions of Java in Other ... Mount Semeru and Mount Bromo Bromo in East Java See also Volcanoes of JavaJava lies between Sumatra ... of islands by area world s 13th largest island . Java is surrounded by Java Sea in the north .... Java is almost entirely of volcano volcanic origin it contains thirty eight mountains forming ... more details
Wiktionary sparrow TOC right Sparrow can refer to Birds Old World sparrow s , birds in the family Passeridae , including House Sparrow Eurasian Tree Sparrow Spanish Sparrow Rock Sparrow Chestnut Sparrow American sparrow s or New World sparrows, birds in the family Emberizidae, including Song Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Lincoln s Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow The Hedge Sparrow , also known as the Dunnock or Hedge Accentor. The JavaSparrow and the Timor Dusky Sparrow , birds of the family Estrildidae. People Adolphus Sparrow 1869 1936 , English cricketer Allan Sparrow 1944 2008 , Canadian political activist Bobbie Sparrow b. 1935 , former Canadian politician Charles Sparrow 1808 ?? , 5th mayor of Bytown, Quebec David Sparrow b. 1962 , Canadian actor Donald H. Sparrow , former Canadian politician Don Sparrow , Canadian illustrator Edward Sparrow 1810 1882 , Confederate States of America politician Emory Sparrow 1898 1965 , Canadian ice hockey player Ephraim M. Sparrow , American professor of Engineering Frank Sparrow 1926 2000 , Australian rules footballer Henry Sparrow 1889 1973 , English footballer Herbert O. Sparrow b. 1930 , Canadian politician George Sparrow 1869 ?? , Australian rules footballer Guy Sparrow 1877 1958 , English cricketer Jeff Sparrow , Australian writer Jill Sparrow b. 1971 , Australian activist John Hanbury Angus Sparrow 1906 1992 , English academic and barrister Matt Sparrow b. 1981 , English footballer Mighty Sparrow born Slinger Francisco 1935 , West Indian calypso singer Pater Sparrow , Hungarian filmmaker Rory Sparrow b. 1958 , retired American basketball player Walter Sparrow 1927 2000 , British film and television actor Technology AIM 7 Sparrow , an air to air missile Carlson Sparrow , ultralight aircraft Corbin Sparrow , a battery powered electric vehicle or micro car CallAir A 9 Sparrow, a member of the Ag Commander series of agricultural aircraft sold by aircraft manufacturer Aero Commander Sparrow ATM Controller , a financial switching ... more details
The rufous sparrows are closely related birds, sometimes considered to be the same species Great Sparrow Kenya Sparrow Shelley s Sparrow Kordofan Sparrow Socotra Sparrow Iago Sparrow See also Rufous backed Sparrow disambiguation Rufous crowned Sparrow Russet Sparrow disambig ... more details
Taxobox name Timor Sparrow status NT status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Estrildidae genus Padda species P. fuscata binomial Padda fuscata binomial authority Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot Vieillot , 1817 synonyms Lonchura fuscata small br Vieillot, 1807 small The Timor Sparrow , Padda fuscata also known as Timor Dusky Sparrow is a small, approximately 14cm long, plump dark brown songbird with a large silvery blue Beak bill , white cheek, pink feet and creamy white belly. Both sexes are similar. Its appearance resembles the closely related JavaSparrow but is smaller than the latter and has different colored plumage. The Timor Sparrow inhabits to grasslands and lowlands of West Timor , Semau and Rote Island of Indonesia , and Timor Leste . The diet consists mainly of rice and seeds. Due to ongoing habitat loss, limited range and illegal trapping for cage bird trade, the Timor Sparrow is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. References IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2005 id 15868 title Padda fuscata downloaded 30 October 2006 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is near threatened External links http www.birdlife.org datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 30060&m 0 BirdLife Species Factsheet http www.redlist.org search details.php?species 15868 IUCN Red List http www.rdb.or.id detailbird.php?id 278 Red Data Book Category Padda Category Birds of Asia Category Birds of Southeast Asia Category Birds of Indonesia Category Birds of East Timor de Timor Reisfink es Padda fuscata id Gelatik Timor ... more details
Taxobox name American Sparrows image Americantreesparrow36.jpg image caption American Tree Sparrow regnum ... they share the name sparrow , American sparrows are more closely related to Old World bunting bird buntings which are also in the family Emberizidae than they are to the Old World sparrow s family ... they sometimes used to be classified. Species in taxonomic order Genus Arremon Orange billed Sparrow , Arremon aurantiirostris Pectoral Sparrow , Arremon taciturnus S o Francisco Sparrow , Arremon franciscanus BullBOC124 207 Half collared Sparrow , Arremon semitorquatus Golden winged Sparrow , Arremon schlegeli Black capped Sparrow , Arremon abeillei Saffron billed Sparrow , Arremon flavirostris Genus Arremonops Olive Sparrow , Arremonops rufivirgatus Tocuyo Sparrow , Arremonops tocuyensis Green backed Sparrow , Arremonops chloronotus Black striped Sparrow , Arremonops conirostris Genus Melozone Rusty crowned Ground Sparrow , Melozone kieneri Prevost s Ground Sparrow , Melozone biarcuatum White eared Ground Sparrow , Melozone leucotis Genus towhee Pipilo Green tailed Towhee , Pipilo chlorurus ... s Towhee , Pipilo aberti White throated Towhee , Pipilo albicollis Genus Aimophila Bridled Sparrow , Aimophila mystacalis Black chested Sparrow , Aimophila humeralis Stripe headed Sparrow , Aimophila ruficauda Cinnamon tailed Sparrow , Aimophila sumichrasti Stripe capped Sparrow , Aimophila strigiceps Tumbes Sparrow , Aimophila stolzmanni Bachman s Sparrow , Aimophila aestivalis Botteri s Sparrow , Aimophila botterii Cassin s Sparrow , Aimophila cassinii Rufous crowned Sparrow , Aimophila ruficeps Rufous winged Sparrow , Aimophila carpalis Five striped Sparrow , Aimophila quinquestriata Oaxaca Sparrow , Aimophila notosticta Rusty Sparrow , Aimophila rufescens Genus Oriturus Striped Sparrow , Oriturus superciliosus Genus Torreornis Zapata Sparrow , Torreornis inexpectata Genus Spizella American Tree Sparrow , Spizella arborea Chipping Sparrow , Spizella passerina Clay colored Sparrow ... more details
The golden sparrows are closely related birds, sometimes considered to be the same species Sudan Golden Sparrow or Golden Song Sparrow Arabian Golden Sparrow Golden Sparrow may also refer to A character from The Forbidden Kingdom , played by Liu Yifei disambig ... more details
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sparrow , after the sparrow HMS Sparrow 1653 HMS Sparrow was a Pink ship pink captured in 1653 and sold in 1659. HMS Sparrow 1796 HMS Sparrow was a 12 gun Cutter ship cutter purchased from civilian service in 1796 when she had been named Rattler . She was broken up in 1805. HMS Sparrow 1805 HMS Sparrow was a 16 gun brig sloop launched in 1805 and sold in 1816. HMS Sparrow 1828 HMS Sparrow was a 10 gun cutter launched in 1828. She was used as a survey ketch from 1844 and was broken up in 1860. HMS Sparrow 1860 HMS Sparrow was a wood screw Philomel class gunvessel Philomel class gunboat gunvessel launched in 1860 and broken up in 1868. HMS Sparrow 1889 HMS Sparrow was a composite screw gunboat launched in 1889. She was transferred to the New Zealand government in 1906 as the training ship NZS Amokura NZS Amokura . She was sold as a coal hulk in 1922 and was broken up in 1958. HMS Sparrow 1909 HMS Sparrow was a naval trawler trawler purchased from civilian service in 1909 when she had been named Josephine and refitted as a Minesweeper ship minesweeper . She was sold back into civilian service in 1920 and broken up in 1939. HMS Sparrow U71 HMS Sparrow was a modified Black Swan class sloop Black Swan class sloop of war sloop , launched in 1946 and scrapped in 1958. Battle honours Siege of San Sebasti n San Sebasti n 1813 Korean War Korea 1953 See also Ships named HMS Sparrowhawk HMS Sparrowhawk Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Sparrow, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names ... more details
Sparrow House may refer to Sparrow House Portland, Maine , National Register of Historic Places listings in Portland, Maine listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Maine Richard Sparrow House , Plymouth, Massachusetts, listed on the NRHP in Plymouth County, Massachusetts James Sparrow House , Charleston, South Carolina, National Register of Historic Places listings in Charleston, South Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Charleston, South Carolina disambig ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 The name Desert Sparrow can also refer to the Black throated Sparrow Taxobox name Desert Sparrow image Desert sparrow pair.jpg status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref IUCN author BirdLife International year 2009 IUCN Year 2009.2 ID 149115 title Passer simplex ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passerine Passeriformes subordo Passeri infraordo Passerida superfamilia Passeroidea familia sparrow Passeridae genus Passer species P. simplex binomial Passer simplex binomial authority Hinrich Lichtenstein Lichtenstein , 1823 range map PasserSimplex.svg range map caption The three subspecies of Desert Sparrow synonyms The Desert Sparrow Passer simplex is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae. It is found in desert and sandy areas of northern and central Africa , with a distinct subspecies in areas of Iran and Russia sometimes called the Asian Desert Sparrow Passer simplex zarudnyi . The Desert Sparrow is not afraid to come near humans and sometimes builds nests in muddy walls. The Mozabite Berbers build their homes with holes in the walls to welcome these birds, which they call bar rode, and if one sings all day in the house, they say this is a sign of good news. The Taureg people Tuareg , who call the bird moula moula, also say that this bird brings good news when it comes to stay near the camp. This bird is becoming scarcer. References reflist External links commonscat inline Passer simplex http ibc.lynxeds.com species desert sparrow passer simplex Desert Sparrow at the Internet Bird Collection Passeridae Category Passer Passeroidea stub es Passer simplex eo Dezertopasero fr Moineau blanc hr Pustinjski vrabac hu Sivatagi ver b ru fi Aavikkovarpunen ... more details
Taxobox name Shelley s Sparrow image Passer shelleyi.jpg image caption A detail of an illustration by Henrik Gr nvold , showing a Shelley s Sparrow status LC status system iucn3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passerine Passeriformes subordo Passeri infraordo Passerida superfamilia Passeroidea familia sparrow Passeridae genus Passer species P. shelleyi binomial Passer shelleyi binomial authority Richard Bowdler Sharpe Sharpe , 1891 synonyms Shelley s Sparrow Passer shelleyi , also known as Shelley s Rufous Sparrow or the White Nile Rufous Sparrow , is a sparrow found in Sudan , Ethiopia , Uganda , and Kenya . It is frequently considered a subspecies of the Kenya Sparrow , which in turn is considered a subspecies of the Great Sparrow . References cite web author BirdLife International year 2010 title Species factsheet Passer shelleyi url http www.birdlife.org datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 32619&m 0 accessdate 24 June 2010 IUCN year 2010 assessors BirdLife International id 181437 title Passer shelleyi version 2010.3 accessdate 27 September 2010 cite journal last Kirwan first Guy M. year 2008 title Studies of Socotran Birds III. Morphological and mensural evidence for a new species in the Rufous Sparrow Passer motitensis complex endemic to the island of Abd Al Kuri, with the validation of Passer insularis Sclater & Hartlaub, 1881 journal Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club volume 128 issue 2 pages 83 93 Cite book last Summers Smith first J. Denis date 1988 others illustrated by Robert Gillmor title The Sparrows a study of the gens Passer publisher T. & A. D. Poyser location Calton, Staffs, England isbn 0 85661 048 8 External links http ibc.lynxeds.com species white nile rufous sparrow passer shelleyi White Nile Rufous Sparrow at the Internet Bird Collection Passeridae Category Passer Category Birds of Africa Category Birds of Kenya Passeroidea stub eo elia pasero fr Moineau roux de Shelley ... more details
Taxobox name Kenya Sparrow status LC status system iucn3.1 image Rufous Sparrow Passer ruficinctus ruficinctus .jpg image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passerine Passeriformes subordo Passeri infraordo Passerida familia sparrow Passeridae genus Passer species P. rufocinctus binomial Passer rufocinctus binomial authority Gustav Fischer Fischer and Anton Reichenow Reichenow , 1884 synonyms The Kenya Sparrow , also known as the Kenya Rufous Sparrow Passer rufocinctus is a sparrow found in Kenya and Tanzania . It tends to be found in dry wooded savanna and in towns. Some authorities have lumped the Great Sparrow P. motitensis , the Kenya Sparrow, and the Socotra Sparrow P. insularis into P. motitensis following Dowsett and Forbes Watson 1993 . full Some authorities also lump Shelley s Sparrow and the Kordofan Sparrow with this species, or all three with the Great Sparrow. References cite web author BirdLife International year 2010 url http www.birdlife.org datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 8375&m 0 title Species factsheet Passer rufocinctus accessdate 24 June 2010 IUCN year 2010 assessors BirdLife International id 181436 title Passer rufocinctus version 2010.3 accessdate 27 September 2010 cite journal last Kirwan first Guy M. year 2008 title Studies of Socotran Birds III. Morphological and mensural evidence for a new species in the Rufous Sparrow Passer motitensis complex endemic to the island of Abd Al Kuri, with the validation of Passer insularis Sclater & Hartlaub, 1881 journal Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club volume 128 issue 2 pages 83 93 Cite book last Summers Smith first J. Denis authorlink J. Denis Summers Smith date 1988 others illustrated by Robert Gillmor title The Sparrows ... Passer rufocinctus http ibc.lynxeds.com species kenya rufous sparrow passer rufocinctus Kenya Rufous Sparrow at the Internet Bird Collection Passeridae Category Passer Category Birds of Africa Category ... more details
Taxobox name Nelson s Sparrow status LC status system IUCN3.1 image NelsonsSharptailedSparrow23.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia American sparrow Emberizidae genus Ammodramus species A. nelsoni binomial Ammodramus nelsoni binomial authority Joel Asaph Allen Allen , 1875 The Nelson s Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni is a small American sparrowsparrow . Adults have brownish upperparts with grey on the crown and nape, a cream coloured breast with light or indistinct streaking and a white throat and belly they have an orange face with grey cheeks and a short pointed tail. Their breeding habitat is marsh es on the Atlantic Ocean Atlantic coast of Canada and Maine , central Canada , the Canadian Prairies region and a coastal strip on the south of Hudson Bay , and the north central United States . The nest is an open cup attached to vegetation ... American naturalist. Formerly, this bird and the Saltmarsh Sparrow were considered to be a single species, the Sharp tailed Sparrow because of this it was briefly known as Nelson s Sharp tailed Sparrow ... is of least concern External links http www.sdakotabirds.com species nelsons sharp tailed sparrow info.htm Nelson s Sharp tailed Sparrow Information South Dakota Birds and Birding http www.birds.cornell.edu AllAboutBirds BirdGuide Nelsons Sharp tailed Sparrow.html Nelson s Sparrow Species Account ... Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter http vireo.acnatsci.org ... All&RESULTS 24 Nelson s Sharp tailed Sparrow photos VIREO http www.capejourimain.ca assets uploads files 2009 7 sparrow bruant.pdf Nelson s Sharp tailed Sparrow , Cape Jourimain Nature Centre, New Brunswick Category Ammodramus Category Birds of Canada Sparrow, Nelson s Sharp tailed Category Native birds of the Canadian Prairies Sparrow, Nelson s Sharp tailed Category Birds of the United States Sparrow, Nelson s Sharp tailed Category Birds of Mexico Sparrow, Nelson s Sharp tailed Category Eastern ... more details
Guy Ratcliff Sparrow 2 July 1877 &ndash 4 January 1958 was an England English cricket er who played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire during the 1905 season. Sparrow was born in Aston , Warwickshire , the son of Walter Sparrow and his wife Emma Gertrude Ratcliff. ref British Census 1881 RG11 3027 50 p26 ref His father was assistant surgeon to the 9th Warwickshire Rifle Volunteer Corps. ref http www.london gazette.co.uk issues 24428 pages 1836 page.pdf The London Gazette, March 2, 1877 ref Sparrow took part in the Second Boer War as a Private in the 8th Coy, 4th Bn. Imperial Yeomanry . ref http www.britishmedals.us kevin impyeomanryl.html The Men of the Imperial Yeomanry, Lovats Scouts and Scottish Horse in the Boer War of 1899 to 1902 ref Sparrow made two County Championship appearances for Derbyshire during the Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1905 1905 season . In his debut match in June against Northamptonshire County Cricket Club Northamptonshire he scored 67 in the first innings, and was off the mark with a few runs in his three remaining innings. Sparrow was a right handed batsman and played 4 innings in 2 first class matches with an average of 18.75 and a top score of 64. ref http cricketarchive.com Players 32 32946 32946.html Guy Sparrow at Cricket Archive ref Sparrow died in Burton on Trent at the age of 80. References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Sparrow, Guy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 2 July 1877 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 4 January 1958 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Sparrow, Guy Category 1877 births Category 1958 deaths Category English cricketers Category Derbyshire cricketers Category British Army personnel of the Second Boer War ... more details
Infobox hospital Name Sparrow Hospital Org Group Sparrow Health System Image optional Caption optional map type Michigan latitude 42.734207 longitude 84.535122 map caption Shown in Michigan Logo optional Logo Size optional Location Lansing, Michigan Lansing Region State Michigan Country US Coordinates coord 42.734207 84.535122 region US type landmark display inline,title Funding Non profit, For profit, Government, Public Type Teaching Emergency I Helipad Airport codes 08MI p n Affiliation Michigan State University College of Human Medicine MSU College of Human Medicine , Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine Beds 733 Founded 1896 Closed optional Website http www.sparrow.org Wiki Links optional Sparrow Hospital , located in Lansing, Michigan Lansing , Michigan , is a 733 bed hospital that provides care for the greater Central Michigan Mid Michigan region. The hospital is a subsidiary of Sparrow Health System , and is affiliated with the Colleges of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Human Medicine and Michigan State ... . ref cite web url http www.sparrow.org aboutsparrow.asp title Sparrow Health System About accessdate 2009 10 18 Dead link date November 2010 bot H3llBot ref Sparrow Hospital operates the only dedicated ... Sparrow also has state of the art operating rooms, a helipad, oncology center, heart and vascular center and orthopedic department. In addition, 4,500 deliveries are performed at Sparrow Hospital annually. History Sparrow Hospital s founding dates back to 1896, when the Women s Hospital Association supported one doctor and one nurse out of a rented house. In 1910, Lansing developer, Edward W. Sparrow ... a the hospital. The hospital opened in 1912. In 2008 a 10 story addition, the Sparrow Tower , was completed .... ref http www.sparrow.org aboutsparrow.asp About Sparrow , Sparrow.org, retrieved 2010 Feb 24 ref External links http www.sparrow.org Sparrow Health System website References reflist Category ... more details
Taxobox name Timberline Sparrow image status T4 status system TNC regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Emberizidae genus Spizella species Brewer s Sparrow S. breweri subspecies S. breweri taverneri trinomial Spizella breweri taverneri trinomial authority Swarth & Brooks, 1925 synonyms Spizella taverneri The Timberline Sparrow Spizella breweri taverneri is a taxonomical ly controversial American sparrow . Usually treated as a subspecies of Brewer s Sparrow , it is still considered a distinct species Spizella taverneri by many authorities. While the Timberline Sparrow recognizably differs in some details, there is little reproductive isolation between the taxa . When it was still considered a good species, it was listed as Least Concern by the IUCN ref E.g. Baillie et al. 2004 . ref . Footnotes references References Condor103 418,420 aut Baillie, J.E.M. Hilton Taylor, C. & Stuart, S.N. eds. 2004 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. A Global Species Assessment. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. small ISBN 2 8317 0826 5 small IUCN2006 assessors aut BirdLife International year 2004 id 53567 title Spizella taverneri downloaded 27 July 2007 Emberizidae stub Category Spizella ... more details
Charles Sparrow 1808 ?? was the fifth mayor of Bytown . He was born in Quebec in 1808 and moved to Bytown while still young. Sparrow owned a general store and Tanning tannery on Sussex Street in the Lower Town part of Bytown. He was elected to municipal council in 1850 and became mayor in 1851. He is buried at St. Marks cemetery in Pakenham. References Bytown The early days of Ottawa , Nick and Helma Mika Ottawamayor s start succession box before John Scott Canadian politician John Scott title List of Ottawa Mayors Mayor of Bytown years 1851 after Richard William Scott s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Sparrow, Charles ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1808 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Sparrow, Charles Category 1808 births Category Year of death missing Category Bytown mayors Ontario politician stub ... more details
Taxobox name Somali Sparrow image SomaliSparrow.svg status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref IUCN author BirdLife International year 2009 ID 149103 title Passer castanopterus IUCN Year 2009.2 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passerine Passeriformes subordo Passeri infraordo Passerida superfamilia Passeroidea familia sparrow Passeridae genus Passer species P. castanopterus binomial Passer castanopterus binomial authority Edward Blyth Blyth , 1855 synonyms The Somali Sparrow Passer castanopterus is a sparrow found in northern Somalia , Djibouti , Ethiopia and Kenya . References reflist Passeridae Category Passer Category Birds of Africa Category Animals described in 1855 Passeroidea stub eo Somala pasero fr Moineau de Somalie fi Somalianvarpunen hr Somalijski vrabac hu Szom li ver b pl Wr bel rudog owy ... more details
Taxobox name Oaxaca Sparrow image Aimophila notosticta.jpg status NT status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Emberizidae genus Aimophila species A. notosticta binomial Aimophila notosticta binomial authority Sclater & Salvin, 1868 synonyms The Oaxaca Sparrow Aimophila notosticta is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is Endemism endemic to the Mexico Mexican state of Oaxaca , where it lives in dry forest s and thornscrub . It is threatened by habitat loss . References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 716 all Aimophila notosticta . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007. DEFAULTSORT Sparrow, Oaxaca Category Aimophila Oaxaca Sparrow Category Endemic fauna of Mexico Category Endemic birds of Western Mexico Emberizidae stub eo Oahaka ajmofilo es Aimophila notosticta fr Bruant d Oaxaca pt Aimophila notosticta ... more details
Walter Leonard Sparrow 22 January 1927&ndash 31 May 2000 was a United Kingdom British film and television actor best known for his appearance as Duncan in the 1991 film Robin Hood Prince of Thieves starring Kevin Costner . Born in Eltham , London in 1927, Sparrow began his career as a stand up comic before moving to acting with a period with the Royal Shakespeare Company . His first film role was in 1964 , in Dr. Terror s House of Horrors , with Christopher Lee . Subsequent films, interspersed between countless TV appearances, included the 1969 sex fantasy Zeta One , Young Sherlock Holmes , and the acclaimed 1988 film The Accidental Tourist film The Accidental Tourist with William Hurt and Geena Davis . His career enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s, with Sparrow playing key roles in the 1991 film Robin Hood Prince of Thieves as the blinded retainer Duncan, The Secret Garden 1993 film The Secret Garden as gruff gardener Ben Weatherstaff, the United States American film Now and Then film Now and Then as tragic drifter Crazy Pete , and Prometheus film Prometheus as Granddad, an ancient miner engaged in an argument with the Greek Mythology Greek god Hermes . ref name imdb http www.imdb.com name nm0817112 Sparrow on the Internet Movie Database ref Sparrow s even more prolific TV appearances .... Sparrow is also well known for playing Maurice, a peasant who was threatened to be shipped to the Americas ... name nm0817112 Sparrow on the Internet Movie Database http www.tv.com walter sparrow person 3221 summary.html Sparrow on tv.com http movie tv episode database.com cast or crew Walter Sparrow 4007 Sparrow on MTEDb http www.hollywood.com celebrity 1125215 Walter SparrowSparrow on Hollywood.com Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Sparrow, Walter ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Sparrow, Walter Category ... Category English stage actors Category People from Eltham de Walter Sparrow fr Walter Sparrow ... more details
Taxobox name Sage Sparrow image Amphispiza belli nevadensis2.jpg image caption Adult male A. b. nevadensis ... passerine Passeriformes familia American sparrow Emberizidae genus Amphispiza species A. belli binomial Amphispiza belli binomial authority John Cassin Cassin , 1850 The Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli is a medium sized American sparrowsparrow of the western United States and northwestern Mexico . Sage ... 0 N. These three subspecies are sometimes called Bell s Sparrow . Some consider them a separate species ... 326 Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli , The Birds of North America Online A. Poole, Ed. . Ithaca Cornell ... Sage Sparrow numbers are generally strong, significant declines in sagebrush habitat in the West could ... BirdGuide Sage Sparrow.html Sage Sparrow Species Account Cornell Lab of Ornithology http www.sdakotabirds.com species sage sparrow info.htm Sage Sparrow Information South Dakota Birds and Birding http www.mbr pwrc.usgs.gov id framlst i5740id.html Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli USGS Patuxent Bird Identification ... Sparrow photo gallery VIREO http ibc.hbw.com ibc phtml especie.phtml?idEspecie 9595 Sage Sparrow .... Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli . In The Birds of North America , No. 326 A. Poole and F. Gill, eds. . The Birds ..., United States, Utah. Moldenhauer RR. Ph.D. 1969 . THE WATER ECONOMY OF THE SAGE SPARROW, AMPHISPIZA ... IN A SPARROW POPULATION IDAHO . Iowa State University, United States, Iowa. Repasky RR. Ph.D. 1992 ... of Bell s Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli ssp belli Altered fire regimes . Ecological Applications. vol .... Best LB & Pettersen KL. 1982 . Effects of Stage of the Breeding Cycle on Sage Sparrow Amphispiza Belli ... . Auk. vol 123 , no 1. p. 266 274. Gustafson GR. 1976 . A Sage Sparrow Egg in a Black Throated Sparrow Nest . Auk. vol 92 , no 4. p. 805 806. Gustafson JR. 1975 . SAGE SPARROW EGG IN A BLACK THROATED SPARROW NEST . Auk. vol 92 , no 4. p. 805 806. Johnson NK & Marten JA. 1992 . Macrogeographic Patterns of Morphometric and Genetic Variation in the Sage Sparrow Complex . Condor ... more details
Taxobox name Field Sparrow status LC status system IUCN3.1 image FieldSparrow23.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia American sparrow Emberizidae genus ... , 1810 The Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla is a small American sparrowsparrow . Adults have brown ... Sparrow.html Field Sparrow Species Account Cornell Lab of Ornithology http www.sdakotabirds.com species field sparrow info.htm Field Sparrow Information and Photos South Dakota Birds and Birding http www.mbr pwrc.usgs.gov id framlst i5630id.html Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla USGS Patuxent Bird Identification ... 3px Book Carey, M., D. E. Burhans, and D. A. Nelson. 1994. Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla . In The Birds ... OF THE FIELD SPARROW SPIZELLA PUSILLA . University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, United States, Illinois. Goldman PC. Ph.D. 1972 . THE VOCAL BEHAVIOR OF THE FIELD SPARROW . The Ohio State University ... C. Ph.D. 1977 . EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE VOCAL BEHAVIOR OF THE FIELD SPARROW SPIZELLA PUSILLA ... ON THE BIOENERGETICS OF THE EASTERN FIELD SPARROW, SPIZELLA PUSILLA PUSILLA . University of Illinois ... 631. Allaire PN. 1972 . Field Sparrow Uses Abandoned Nest for August Brood . Auk. vol 89 , no 4. Beck ... ON FIELD SPARROW NESTS . Auk. vol 91 , no 1. pp. 168 169. Best LB. 1974 . UNUSUAL CASE OF NESTING PERSISTENCE IN A FEMALE FIELD SPARROW . Condor. vol 76 , no 3. pp. 349 349. Best LB. 1977 . Nestling Biology of the Field Sparrow . Auk. vol 94 , no 2. pp. 308 319. Best LB. 1977 . PATTERNS OF FEEDING FIELD SPARROW YOUNG . Wilson Bulletin. vol 89 , no 4. pp. 625 627. Best LB. 1977 . Territory Quality and Mating Success in the Field Sparrow Spizella Pusilla . Condor. vol 79 , no 2. pp. 192 204. Best LB. 1978 . FIELD SPARROW REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS AND NESTING ECOLOGY . Auk. vol 95 , no 1. pp. 9 22. Best LB. 1979 . EFFECTS OF FIRE ON A FIELD SPARROW POPULATION . American .... p. 770. Bolduc D. 1969 . Early Date for the Field Sparrow Goodhue County Minnesota USA . Loon ... more details
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