PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

Passer montanus  

Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
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© Larry Dunis 2009
Melbourne, VIC (Oct, 2009)

The two most obvious visible differences between tree sparrows and the male 'house sparrow' are that the tree sparrow has no grey colouring on the crown and the black colouration on the throat does not continue down onto the breast.

Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)

Eurasian Tree Sparrow