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This family of birds includes Old World sparrows, three species of weavers, the Pale Rockfinch, and the Mountain Firetail.

Links:

Passer domesticus New Zealand introduced bird, the House Sparrow. nzbirds.com/Sparrow.html

In Europe, the Case of the Missing Sparrows Article from the Christian Science Monitor about the decline of House Sparrows. www.csmonitor.com/2002/1227/p01s03-woeu.html

Missing! - Ten Million House Sparrows Information on House Sparrow decline from The British Trust for Ornithology. www.bto.org/appeals/house_sparrow.htm

Red-headed Weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps) Photograph of this species plus brief facts. www.kenyabirds.org.uk/red-headed_weaver.htm