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Eurasian Tree Sparrow
jmorlan

Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)

Males and females are alike. This is an adult with a pronounced black ear patch, large black bib, and a nearly all black bill. Nine or more subspecies are recognized. This race, presumably the small dark "P. m. malaccensis" was introduced to Ambon and now appears to be established there (Long 1981). Curiously eBird does not flag this species as naturalized in Ambon. Perhaps they also colonized naturally from nearby islands. Does anybody know? They have been widely introduced around the world. We found these sparrows to be fairly common in settled areas. English name sometimes just "Tree Sparrow."
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Location
Tulehu, Ambon Island, Central Maluku Regency, Maluku, Indonesia
Date taken
08 November 2023.
Scientific name
Passer montanus
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Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
Added by
jmorlan
Date added
View count
284
Comment count
2

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/6.5
Focal length
247.0 mm
Exposure time
1/640 second(s)
ISO
100
Filename
EurasianTreeSparrowIMG_2488.jpg
File size
357 KB
Date taken
Thu, 09 November 2023 12:39 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 920px

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