Sparrow may refer to:

Birds

Old World sparrow Old World sparrows are a group of small passerine birds forming the family (biology), family Passeridae. They are also known as true sparrows, a name also used for a particular genus of the family, ''Passer''. They are distinct from both the New ...

s, family Passeridae **

House sparrow The house sparrow (''Passer domesticus'') is a bird of the Old World sparrow, sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. It is a small bird that has a typical length of and a mass of . Females and young birds are coloured pa ...

, or ''Passer domesticus'' *

New World sparrow New World sparrows are a group of mainly New World passerine birds, forming the family Passerellidae. They are seed-eating birds with conical bills, brown or gray in color, and many species have distinctive head patterns. Although they share th ...

s, family Passerellidae * two species in the Passerine family Estrildidae: **

Java sparrow The Java sparrow (''Padda oryzivora''; Japanese: 文鳥, ''bunchō''), also known as the Java finch, Java rice sparrow or Java rice bird, is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in Java, Bali and Bawean in In ...

Timor sparrow The Timor sparrow (''Padda fuscata''), also known as Timor dusky sparrow, is a small passerine bird. The bird inhabits the grasslands and lowlands of the Timor archipelago with its distribution typically sparse. Its diet consists mainly of rice a ...

* Hedge sparrow, also known as the

dunnock The dunnock (''Prunella modularis'') is a small passerine, or perching bird, found throughout temperate Europe and into Asian Russia. Dunnocks have also been successfully introduced into New Zealand. It is the most widespread member of the acce ...

or hedge accentor in the family Prunellidae

People

* Sparrow (surname) * Sparrow (American poet) (born 1953), American poet, activist, musician, and rabble-rouser * Robert Brown (footballer, born 1856), Scottish footballer known by the nickname 'Sparrow'

Media

Films

* ''The Sparrow'' (1914 film), a 1914 French silent film * ''Sparrows'' (1916 film), a Dutch film * ''Sparrows'' (1926 film), starring Mary Pickford * ''The Sparrow'' (1972 film), Arabic title ''Al Asfour'', a 1972 Egyptian film by director Youssef Chahine * ''Sparrow'' (1993 film), a 1993 Italian drama film directed by Franco Zeffirelli * ''Sparrow'' (2008 film), a Hong Kong film * ''Sparrow'' (2010 film), a horror film directed by Shaun Troke * ''Sparrows'' (2015 film), an Icelandic film directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson

Literature

* ''The Sparrow'' (novel), a 1996 science fiction novel by Mary Doria Russell * ''The Sparrow'' (1967 play), by Alan Ayckbourn * ''The Sparrow'' (2007 play), about a teenage girl with a troubled past

Music

* ''Sparrows'' (album), by Anathallo, 2002 * ''Sparrow'' (album), by Ashley Monroe, 2018 *

The Sparrows (band) The Sparrows was a Canadian blues rock band of the 1960s. Notable for being the first group to bring musician John Kay into the mainstream, the Sparrows later morphed into the popular heavy rock group Steppenwolf. Early years The original ...

, a predecessor band to Steppenwolf that included John Kay *

Sparrows (band) Sparrows was a three-piece post-hardcore band originally from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Formed in 2010 the band consists of vocalist/guitarist Dan Thomson, guitarist Alex Pley, and drummer Jon Busby. In March 2015 the group was named one of Altern ...

, a Canadian post hardcore trio *

Sparrow Quartet The Sparrow Quartet is an American acoustic music group that formed in 2005. Its members include Abigail Washburn (banjo and vocals), Béla Fleck (banjo), Casey Driessen (violin), and Ben Sollee (cello). The group is known for its mixture of o ...

, American acoustic music group *

Sparrow Records Sparrow Records is a Christian music record label and a division of Universal Music Group. History Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then artists and repertoire (A&R) director at Myrrh Records. Barry McGuire was the fi ...

, a record label

Songs

* "Sparrow" (Marvin Gaye song), 1977 * "Sparrow" (Emeli Sandé song), 2019 * "Sparrows" (Cory Asbury song), 2020 * "Sparrow", by The Boo Radleys from ''

Everything's Alright Forever ''Everything's Alright Forever'' is the second album by English indie rock band the Boo Radleys, released in 1992. The title is taken from '' The Dharma Bums'' by Jack Kerouac. Background The Boo Radleys released their debut studio album '' Ich ...

'' * "Sparrow", by

the Cat Empire The Cat Empire are an Australian jazz/funk band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, in 1999. For most of the band's duration, the core members were Felix Riebl (lead vocals, percussion), Harry James Angus (trumpet, vocals), Will Hull-Brown (drums), ...

* "Sparrow", by Charlotte Church from ''

Three 3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cultural significance in many societies ...

'' * "Sparrow", by Mo-dettes from ''

The Story So Far The Story So Far may refer to: __NOTOC__ Books * ''The Story of Far'' (book), a 2003 book by Bhawana Somaaya Films * ''The Story So Far'' (2001 film), a film about the band Sick of It All * ''The Story So Far'' (2002 film), a documentary about ...

'' * "Sparrow", by Simon & Garfunkel from ''

Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. ''Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.'' is the debut studio album by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. Following their early incarnation as rock 'n' roll duo Tom and Jerry, Columbia Records signed the pair in late 1963. The album was produced b ...

'' * "Sparrow", by Jordan Smith, which represented Kentucky in the American Song Contest * "Sparrows", by Jason Gray from '' Where the Light Gets In'' * "Sparrows", by Spratleys Japs from ''

Pony A pony is a type of small horse, usually measured under a specified height at maturity. Ponies often have thicker coats, manes and tails, compared to larger horses, and proportionally shorter legs, wider barrels, heavier , thicker necks and s ...

'' * "The Sparrow", by Mastodon from '' The Hunter'' * "The Sparrow", by

The Ramblers The Ramblers' Association, branded simply as the Ramblers, is Great Britain's walking charity. The Ramblers is also a membership organisation with around 100,000 members and a network of volunteers who maintain and protect the path network. T ...

Other media

* ''Sparrow'' (TV series), a 2016 Chinese television series * Gary Sparrow, a character from ''Goodnight Sweetheart'' * Captain Jack Sparrow, a character from the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series

Ships

* , the name of various ships of the British Royal Navy * , a United States Navy coastal minesweeper in commission from 1940 to 1941 * , a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1918 to 1919

Technology

* Sparrow (email client), an e-mail client for Mac OS X and iOS *

Sparrow (target missile) The Sparrow (, ) target missile is an Israeli medium-range air-launched ballistic missile produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. The missile is currently used as a target missile to test the ''Arrow'' anti-ballistic missile system. The miss ...

, an Israeli air-launched target missile *

AIM-7 Sparrow The AIM-7 Sparrow (Air Intercept Missile) is an American medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile operated by the United States Air Force, United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and various other air forces and navies. Sp ...

, an American air-to-air missile * CallAir A-9 Sparrow, an agricultural aircraft * Carlson Sparrow, an ultralight aircraft * Corbin Sparrow, a battery-powered electric vehicle or "micro car" * Paladin Sparrow, an American powered parachute design * Vortech Sparrow, an American gyroplane design *

Sea Sparrow The RIM-7 Sea Sparrow is a U.S. ship-borne short-range anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapon system, primarily intended for defense against anti-ship missiles. The system was developed in the early 1960s from the AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile ...

missile *

Supermarine Sparrow The Supermarine Sparrow (later called the Sparrow I) was a British two-seat light biplane designed by R.J. Mitchell and built at Supermarine's works at Woolston, Southampton. It first flew on 11 September 1924. After being rebuilt in 1926 as ...

, a British two-seat light aircraft designed by R. J. Mitchell * AN/APQ-64 Sparrow II, a type of

radar Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine the distance ('' ranging''), direction ( azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It is a radiodetermination method used to detect and track ...

Beresheet ''Beresheet'' (, ''Bərēšīṯ'', "In the beginning"; Book of Genesis) was a demonstrator of a small robotic lunar lander and lunar probe operated by SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries. Its aims included inspiring youth and promoting c ...

, lunar lander formerly known as "Sparrow" * IE 2700 and 2750 Classes (nicknamed Sparrow), Diesel Multiple Units in service in Ireland * Sparrow (bot) is an artificial intelligence-powered

chatbot A chatbot (originally chatterbot) is a software application or web interface designed to have textual or spoken conversations. Modern chatbots are typically online and use generative artificial intelligence systems that are capable of main ...

developed by researchers at

DeepMind DeepMind Technologies Limited, trading as Google DeepMind or simply DeepMind, is a British–American artificial intelligence research laboratory which serves as a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. Founded in the UK in 2010, it was acquired by Go ...

Other uses

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R v Sparrow ''R v Sparrow'', 9901 S.C.R. 1075 was an important decision of the Supreme Court of Canada concerning the application of Aboriginal rights under section 35(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982. The Court held that Aboriginal rights, such as fishing, ...

'', a Canadian judicial decision, and its "Sparrow test" *

Sparrow Lake Sparrow Lake is a lake in the Great Lakes Basin in Central Ontario, Canada. It is situated north-west of the town of Orillia and south of the town of Gravenhurst, Ontario and approximately 150 kilometres and a 1.5 hour drive north of the Greate ...

, Ontario, Canada * Sparrow, the Chinese name for

Mahjong Mahjong (English pronunciation: ; also transliterated as mah jongg, mah-jongg, and mahjongg) is a tile-based game that was developed in the 19th century in China and has spread throughout the world since the early 20th century. It is played ...

* "The Sparrows", a nickname of the 79th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, a Royal Artillery unit of the British Army * Sparrow, a bowling term for 3 spares in a row