Tree sparrow (Passer montanus - male) - Sikkim Bird

Tree sparrow (Passer montanus - male)

Place : Shantinagar, Singtam, East Sikkim,

Date: May 25, 2014
Pic: 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.