Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
The Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus) is a passerine bird in the sparrow family with a rich chestnut crown and nape, and a black patch on each pure white cheek. The sexes are similarly plumaged, and young birds are a duller version of the adult. This sparrow breeds over most of temperate Eurasia and Southeast Asia, where it is known as the tree sparrow, and it has been introduced elsewhere including the United States, where it...
- Family
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Weight
- 21 g
- Habitat
- Woodland
- Diet
- Plants and seeds
- Migration
- Resident
- Countries recorded
- 86
Photo: Luiz Lapa from Oeiras, Portugal, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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