# Sparrow

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{{wiktionary|sparrow|spadger}}

'''Sparrow''' may refer to:
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==Birds==
* [Old World sparrow](/source/Old_World_sparrow)s, family Passeridae
** [House sparrow](/source/House_sparrow), or ''Passer domesticus''
* [New World sparrow](/source/New_World_sparrow)s, family Passerellidae
* Two species in the Passerine family Estrildidae:
** [Java sparrow](/source/Java_sparrow)
** [Timor sparrow](/source/Timor_sparrow)
* Hedge sparrow, also known as the [dunnock](/source/dunnock) or hedge accentor in the family Prunellidae

==People==
* [Sparrow (surname)](/source/Sparrow_(surname))
* [Mighty Sparrow](/source/Mighty_Sparrow) (born Slinger Francisco 1935), West Indian calypso singer
* [Sparrow (American poet)](/source/Sparrow_(American_poet)) (born 1953), American poet, activist, musician, and rabble-rouser
* [Robert Brown (footballer)](/source/Robert_Brown_(footballer%2C_born_1856)) (born 1856), Scottish footballer known by the nickname 'Sparrow'

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

===Literature===
* [''The Sparrow'' (novel)](/source/The_Sparrow_(novel)), a 1996 science fiction novel by Mary Doria Russell
* [''The Sparrow'' (1967 play)](/source/The_Sparrow_(1967_play)), by Alan Ayckbourn
* [''The Sparrow'' (2007 play)](/source/The_Sparrow_(2007_play)), about a teenage girl with a troubled past

===Music===
* [''Sparrows'' (album)](/source/Sparrows_(album)), by Anathallo, 2002
* [''Sparrow'' (album)](/source/Sparrow_(Ashley_Monroe_album)), by Ashley Monroe, 2018
* [The Sparrows (band)](/source/The_Sparrows_(band)), a predecessor band to Steppenwolf that included John Kay
* [Sparrows (band)](/source/Sparrows_(band)), a Canadian post hardcore trio
* [Sparrow Quartet](/source/Sparrow_Quartet), American acoustic music group
* [Sparrow Records](/source/Sparrow_Records), a record label

====Songs====
* ["Sparrow" (Marvin Gaye song)](/source/Sparrow_(Marvin_Gaye_song)), 1977
* ["Sparrow" (Emeli Sandé song)](/source/Sparrow_(Emeli_Sand%C3%A9_song)), 2019
* ["Sparrows" (Cory Asbury song)](/source/Sparrows_(Cory_Asbury_song)), 2020
* "Sparrow", by The Boo Radleys from ''[Everything's Alright Forever](/source/Everything's_Alright_Forever)''
* "Sparrow", by [the Cat Empire](/source/the_Cat_Empire)
* "Sparrow", by Charlotte Church from ''[Three](/source/Three_(Charlotte_Church_EP))''
* "Sparrow", by Mo-dettes from ''[The Story So Far](/source/The_Story_So_Far_(Mo-dettes_album))''
* "Sparrow", by Simon & Garfunkel from ''[Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.](/source/Wednesday_Morning%2C_3_A.M.)''
* "Sparrow", by [Jordan Smith](/source/Jordan_Smith_(musician)), which represented Kentucky in the American Song Contest
* "Sparrows", by Jason Gray from ''[Where the Light Gets In](/source/Where_the_Light_Gets_In)''
* "Sparrows", by Spratleys Japs from ''[Pony](/source/Pony_(Spratleys_Japs_album))''
* "The Sparrow", by Mastodon from ''[The Hunter](/source/The_Hunter_(Mastodon_album))''
* "The Sparrow", by [The Ramblers](/source/The_Ramblers_(choir))
* "Sparrow Song", by [Skeleton Crew](/source/Skeleton_Crew_(band)) from ''Learn to Talk / Country of Blinds''

===Other media===
* [''Sparrow'' (TV series)](/source/Sparrow_(TV_series)), a 2016 Chinese television series
* [Gary Sparrow](/source/Gary_Sparrow), a character from ''Goodnight Sweetheart''
* [Captain Jack Sparrow](/source/Jack_Sparrow), a character from the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series

==Ships==
* {{HMS|Sparrow}}, the name of various ships of the British Royal Navy
* {{USS|Sparrow|AMc-31}}, a United States Navy coastal minesweeper in commission from 1940 to 1941
* {{USS|Sparrow II|SP-3231}}, a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1918 to 1919

==Technology==
* [Sparrow (email client)](/source/Sparrow_(email_client)), an e-mail client for Mac OS X and iOS
* [Sparrow (target missile)](/source/Sparrow_(target_missile)), an Israeli air-launched target missile
* [AIM-7 Sparrow](/source/AIM-7_Sparrow), an American air-to-air missile
* [CallAir A-9](/source/CallAir_A-9) Sparrow, an agricultural aircraft
* [Carlson Sparrow](/source/Carlson_Sparrow), an ultralight aircraft
* [Corbin Sparrow](/source/Corbin_Sparrow), a battery-powered electric vehicle or "micro car"
* [Paladin Sparrow](/source/Paladin_Sparrow), an American powered parachute design
* [Vortech Sparrow](/source/Vortech_Sparrow), an American gyroplane design
* [Sea Sparrow](/source/Sea_Sparrow) missile
* [Supermarine Sparrow](/source/Supermarine_Sparrow), a British two-seat light aircraft designed by R. J. Mitchell
* AN/APQ-64 Sparrow II, a type of [radar](/source/List_of_radars)
* [Beresheet](/source/Beresheet), lunar lander formerly known as "Sparrow"
* [IÉ 2700 and 2750 Classes](/source/I%C3%89_2700_and_2750_Classes) (nicknamed Sparrow), Diesel Multiple Units in service in Ireland
* [Sparrow (chatbot)](/source/Sparrow_(chatbot)) is an artificial intelligence-powered [chatbot](/source/chatbot) developed by researchers at [DeepMind](/source/DeepMind)

==Other uses==
* ''[R v Sparrow](/source/R_v_Sparrow)'', a Canadian judicial decision, and its "Sparrow test"
* [Sparrow Lake](/source/Sparrow_Lake), Ontario, Canada
* Sparrow, the Chinese name for [Mahjong](/source/Mahjong)
* "The Sparrows", a nickname of the [79th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery](/source/79th_Light_Anti-Aircraft_Battery), a Royal Artillery unit of the British Army
* Sparrow, a [bowling term](/source/Glossary_of_bowling) for 3 spares in a row

==See also==
* {{in title}}
* [The Sparrows (disambiguation)](/source/The_Sparrows_(disambiguation))
* [Sparrho](/source/Sparrho), a search engine

{{disambiguation}}
Category:Animal common name disambiguation pages

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