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Table 2 The height of House Sparrow nests, and the structure they were in and near

From: A high incidence of non-cavity nesting in an introduced population of House Sparrows suggests that the species should not be constrained by cavity-nest site availability

Variable

Mean (± SEM)

Range

Nest height (m)

3.25 (0.09)

0.75‒10

Nest structure height (m)

4.78 (0.17)

1.2‒2.4

Nest height as a percentage of structure height (%)

71.9 (0.01)

12.5‒100

Average structure height within 50 m2 (m)

5.5 (0.19)

2‒25

Highest structure within 50 m2 (m)

14.6 (0.4)

3‒30