Baby Robin or Sparrow?

Hi, 

thought i'd ask here. We found a baby bird the other day in the forest (here in spain.. it was on an open path in the 35 degree heat and was not in the best of conditions) we looked around to see if there was a nest but there wasn't and to leave the baby bird there was leaving it to a certain death. We took it home and have been caring for it since. It survived the fuirst night and is getting stronger from day to day. 

Me and my girlfriend just aren't quite sure what we have found ourselves. Is it a robin or is it a sparrow? We'd like to know just to be sure that we're feeding it the correct foods. (judging by it's growth and daily health improvements i'd say we are but still, never hurts to ask) 

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Thanks, Tom 

 

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  • I've been doing some more research and I think that perhaps it is neither a robin nor a sparrow but a Song thrush. I was googling through pictures of Baby song thrushes and it seems very similar.

    So far we've been feeding it a mix of hard boiled egg white, oats, flax seeds, brewers yeast tablet and as many insects as we can find around the house- lot's of ants and moths. We have a lot of mosquitos but don't want to risk giving it these as you never know what kid of blood they've been drinking....

    seems to be working well so far- we're blending the mix and adding a bit of water to it... Any other insects which would be recommendable for it? I've heard worms aren't supposed to be given as they can be toxic for baby birds.

    Thanks for the advice guys!
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  • I've been doing some more research and I think that perhaps it is neither a robin nor a sparrow but a Song thrush. I was googling through pictures of Baby song thrushes and it seems very similar.

    So far we've been feeding it a mix of hard boiled egg white, oats, flax seeds, brewers yeast tablet and as many insects as we can find around the house- lot's of ants and moths. We have a lot of mosquitos but don't want to risk giving it these as you never know what kid of blood they've been drinking....

    seems to be working well so far- we're blending the mix and adding a bit of water to it... Any other insects which would be recommendable for it? I've heard worms aren't supposed to be given as they can be toxic for baby birds.

    Thanks for the advice guys!
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