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Eurasian
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
copyright Sujan Chatterjee;
2004 |
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Polytypic
Local
Names: Choti Gouriya
(Hindi); Konchika ( Assamese);
Sendung (Manipuri).
Size: 13
cm (5.5in)
Description:
About 15% smaller and slighter than
House Sparrow, with proportionately
smaller bill and head. Male
Above, crown and
nape chocolate-brown. Sides of head
white with a black patch on ear
coverts. Rest of upperparts brown
streaked with a black on back. Rest
of underparts, grayish whitish.
Sexes alike.
Small, highly gregarious sparrow.
Flight fast and agile, allowing
both individual speed and group
maneuverability; action as reminiscent
of other sparrows.
Call:
Chirping notes like House Sparrow's
but more musical.
Status &
Distribution: Common Resident.
Three races occur within the Indian
boundaries. P. m. malaccensis
Dubois occurs in |
