Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

(P. m. transcaucasicus)

Armenian Name:	Դաշտային ճնճղուկ

See Plate 58 for Eurasian Tree Sparrow and other similar species

Resident Status:	Year-round resident
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.