red avadavat (Amandava amandava); strawberry finch; red munia
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; family crest featuring a ring of bamboo with a sparrow in the middle
hummingbird (Trochilidae family)
winter sparrow (said to be tasty and having healing properties); sparrow in winter
murrelet (esp. the ancient murrelet, Synthliboramphus antiquus); roundbelly cowfish (Lactoria diaphana)
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
the word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools; (lit.) one thousand chirps of sparrows, one cry of a crane
light brown (traditional Japanese color name)
Luzula capitata (species of woodrush); shortawn foxtail (Alopecurus aequalis)
Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Japanese paspalum (Paspalum thunbergii)
hawk moth (any moth of family Sphingidae); hawkmoth; sphinx moth
shortawn foxtail (Alopecurus aequalis)
alpine accentor (Prunella collaris)
Mozambique tilapia (tilapiine cichlid fish native to southern Africa, Oreochromis mossambicus)