House sparrow (house sparrow)

Japanese: イエスズメ(家雀) - イエスズメ（英語表記）house sparrow

A passerine bird of the Weaverbird family (illustration). It is slightly larger than a sparrow, with a total length of about 16 cm. Males resemble sparrows, but have a gray head and a black spot on their throat that is larger than that of sparrows and extends to the upper chest. Females are yellowish brown all over, and do not have the black spot on their throat. They were originally distributed from southern Europe and the Mediterranean region to the steppes of Central Asia, but as they became associated with human farming, they spread throughout Western Europe, and in the 19th century to Eastern Europe. They currently live as far east as the Amur region.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

スズメ目ハタオリドリ科の鳥（イラスト）。全長約16cmでスズメより少し大きい。雄はスズメに似ているが頭頂が灰色，のどの黒斑はスズメより大きく上胸部まで広がる。雌は体全体が黄色みを帯びた褐色で，のどに黒斑がない。南ヨーロッパおよび地中海周辺地域から中央アジアのステップにかけて分布していたが，人の農耕生活と結びついて西ヨーロッパ一帯に広がり，19世紀には東ヨーロッパへと広がった。東は現在アムール地方まですんでいる。

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