House Sparrow With Real Call Sound Cuddly Toy

Product Description

Measures 13cm Plush fake fur Stuffed toy Suitable for ages 3 years & up A wonderful fuzzy House Sparrow bird toy, realistically recreated using a clever mix of coloured furs to mimic the House Sparrow's natural plumage. The hidden secret that really makes this toy bird however, is the real-life bird call you get when you squeeze the bird's tummy! Amazing! Bird lovers will be thrilled when you buy them this RSPB bird toy with bird noises. The sounds are guaranteed to play up to 2000 times. Physical Characteristics House Sparrows are chunkier, fuller in the chest, with a larger, rounded head, shorter tail, & stouter bill than most sparrows. Male House Sparrows are brightly coloured birds with grey heads, white cheeks, a black bib, & rufous neck. Females are a plain buffy-brown overall with dingy grey-brown underparts. Their backs are noticeably striped with buff, black, & brown. Habitat The house sparrow occurs naturally in most of Europe & much of Asia. It has also followed humans all over the world & has been intentionally or accidentally introduced to most of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, New Zealand & Australia as well as urban areas in other parts of the world. It is most commonly found in agricultural, urban, or suburban areas, & avoids unmodified areas such as woodlands, forests, grasslands, & deserts. Behaviour The Sparrow's most common call is a short & incessant chirp. It also has a double call note phillip which originated the now obsolete name of "phillip sparrow". While the young are in their nests, the older birds utter a long churr. Noisy & gregarious, these cheerful exploiters of man's rubbish & wastefulness, have even managed to colonise most of the world. Breeding The House Sparrow has been known to evict native bird species from their nests & at least three broods are reared in the season. The nesting site is varied; under eaves, in holes in masonry or rocks, in ivy or creepers on houses or banks, on the sea-cliffs, or in bushes in bays & inlets. When built in holes or ivy, the nest is an untidy litter of straw & rubbish, abundantly filled with feathers. Large, well-constructed domed nests are often built when the bird nests in trees or shrubs, especially in rural areas. Five to six eggs, profusely dusted, speckled or blotched with black, brown or ash-grey on a blue-tinted or creamy white ground, are usual types of the very variable eggs. Diet Although the Sparrows' young are fed on the larvae of insects, often destructive species, this species eats seeds, including grain. In spring, flowers
- especially those with yellow colours
- are often eaten, such as crocuses, primroses & aconites. It will also hunt butterflies. Strange & Interesting Facts In the United States it is also colloquially known as the English Sparrow to distinguish it from native species. In German-American communities, it is usually referred to as the Spatzie or Spotsie!