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Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
(P. m. transcaucasicus)
| Armenian Name: | Դաշտային ճնճղուկ |
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See Plate 58 for Eurasian Tree Sparrow and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Uncommon |
| Length: | 14 cm, Wing Span:20-22 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 331. |
| Adult: | Red-brown crown, black ear spot, eyestripe, and throat patch; white cheek and neck collar. Wings mostly red-brown with two white wingbars. |
| Juvenile: | Paler with gray-brown crown, faint ear spot, and duller wings. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from House and Spanish Sparrows by black ear spot. |
| Behavior: | Gregarious when not breeding. |
| Habitat: | Widespread below mountain meadows. |
| Food: | Seeds, small invertebrates. |
| Nest: | Loose ball of grass in cavity of tree, cliff, nest box, or old crow nest. |
| Eggs: | 19 mm, 2-7, white, gray spots. |
