Bird name:

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)

Code 4

ETSP

Code 6

PASMON

ITIS

179630

Breeding Location:

Bushes, shrubs, and thickets

Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Small colonies

Breeding Population:

Egg Color:

White to light gray with brown spots

Number of Eggs:

4 - 6

Incubation Days:

13 - 14

Egg Incubator:

Female

Nest Material:

Straw, grasses, feathers, weeds, and bits of debris.

Migration:

Nonmigratory

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General

Eurasian Tree Sparrow: Small, introduced sparrow with black-streaked red-brown upperparts, buff underparts and single white wing-bar. Head has chestnut-brown crown and small black mask, chin, and ear patches. Sexes are similar. Juvenile has dark mottling on crown, dark gray throat and ear patch.

Range and Habitat

Eurasian Tree Sparrow: Native of Europe and much of Asia; introduced to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1870. Preferred habitats include city parks, suburban areas, and farmlands.

Breeding and Nesting

Eurasian Tree Sparrow: Four to six brown-spotted, white to light gray eggs are laid in a nest made of straw, grass, feathers, weeds, and bits of debris, located in a cavity of a tree hollow, under a building eave, in a bird box, or in a rock crevice. Incubation ranges from 13 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Eurasian Tree Sparrow: Eats seeds and insects; forages on the ground and in trees.

Readily Eats

Safflower, Apple Slices, Suet, Millet, Peanut Kernels, Fruit

Vocalization

Eurasian Tree Sparrow: Makes a series of chirps and cheeps, with double "chissick", similar to House Sparrow, but harsher and higher pitched.

Similar Species

Eurasian Tree Sparrow: House Sparrow has gray crown, gray cheek patch, and black bib extending onto breast.

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Underparts

Belly, undertail coverts, chest, flanks, and foreneck.

Upperparts

Back, rump, hindneck, wings, and crown.

Chin

The area of the face just below the bill.

Crown

The crown is the top part of the birds head.

Ear patch

Consists of soft, loose-webbed feathers on the side of the bird's head below and behind the eyes.

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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