Tree sparrow (Passer montanus - male)
Place : Shantinagar, Singtam, East Sikkim,
Date: May 25, 2014Pic: Shital Pradhan |
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passeridae
Genus: Passer
Species: P.
montanus
Binomial
name: Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Other Names: Eurasian tree sparrow, tree sparrow
Special feature: The
Tree Sparrow differs from the House Sparrow in having a much smaller bib and a
bright chocolate brown cap. There is also a noticeable black patch on the white
cheek with the back being streaky orange-brown and the bird is slightly smaller
and slimmer.
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