SINGAPORE - 17 DEC 2025: Yishun area. The Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus) is resident (non-migratory) in many areas of Singapore. It has a chestnut cap, white cheeks with a black spot.
SINGAPORE - 23 OCT 2025: The Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus) has a rich chestnut crown and a black patch on each pure white cheek. It prefers woodland and farmland areas rather than dense cities. Its population has reduced recently.
CHINA - 24 OCT 2024: 11.40am. Wildlife. An Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) perches on the entrance gate of the Huang Xiang Memorial in Yunmeng County. It was part of the flock present.
SINGAPORE - 5 FEB 2024: 1.16pm. A plump Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) feeds on the stalk of the plumed cockscomb (Celosia argentea) grown in a public garden.
CHINA - 24 OCT 2024: 11.40am. Wildlife. An Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) perches on the entrance gate of the Huang Xiang Memorial in Yunmeng County. It was part of the flock present.
FINLAND. 17 Mar 2023. The male House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) is seen in Saariselka, Finland on 17 Mar 2023. Spring begins officially on 20 Mar 2023. He is different from the Tree Sparrow which has a chestnut crown.
SINGAPORE - 13 MAR 2024: The Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus) has a rich chestnut crown and nape and a black patch on each pure white cheek. Male and female birds have similar plumage.
INDONESIA - 15 MAY 2023: An opportunistic Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) eats the leftover fruits on a plate from the breakfast of a diner who has vacated the table in the Bintan Residence hotel in Bintan Island.
INDONESIA - 17 MAY 2023: An Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) eats the cheese when nobody is near the salad boat structure in the Bintan Residence hotel in Bintan. He has to be careful about the sharpness of the cheese knife.
SINGAPORE - 26 APR 2023: The Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus) is a passerine bird with a rich chestnut crown and nape, and a black patch on each pure white cheek. It has three toes facing forward and one backward. Gardens by the Bay area.
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Although several subspecies are recognised, the appearance of this bird varies little across its extensive range.
The Eurasian tree sparrow's untidy nest is built in a natural cavity, a hole in a building or the disused nest of a European magpie or white stork. The typical clutch is five or six eggs which hatch in under two weeks. This sparrow feeds mainly on seeds, but invertebrates are also consumed, particularly during the breeding season.
As with other small birds, infection by parasites and diseases, and predation by birds of prey take their toll, and the typical life span is about two years.
The Eurasian tree sparrow is widespread in the towns and cities of eastern Asia, but in Europe it is a bird of lightly wooded open countryside, with the house sparrow breeding in the more urban areas.
The Eurasian tree sparrow's extensive range and large population ensure that it is not endangered globally, but there have been large declines in western European populations, in part due to changes in farming practices involving increased use of herbicides and loss of winter stubble fields. In eastern Asia and western Australia, this species is sometimes viewed as a pest, although it is also widely celebrated in oriental art.
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