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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
06/05/2024 02:10:54 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Sind Sparrow*
Id (Atlas):
Passer pyrrhonotus
Description (10 )
Sind Sparrow
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Other Names (World)
Sind Sparrow, Jungle Sparrow, Sind Jungle Sparrow, Rufous-backed Sparrow
Family
Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)
Size
15 cm
First Described (Guide )
Blyth, 1844
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland and shrubland, dry savanna, inlabd wetlands.
India, Pakistan (B) (NB).
Unknown to Afghanistan, Iran [Islamic Republic of].
Indus Valley (and lower reaches of its main tributaries), in Pakistan, eastern in Punjab to Delhi area, in northern India.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Habits
Gregarious. Usually groups of 4 - 6, and flocks of 30 in non-breeding season. Often in the company of other species.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)... )
Listen to XC79461
Sind Sparrow (Passer pyrrhonotus ) [XC79461 ]
by Barry Edmonston from Rajasthan, India (song)
Listen to XC472871
Sind Sparrow (Passer pyrrhonotus ) [XC472871 ]
by id from Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary, India (call)
Nest
An untidy dome of grass, in the upper branches of a thorny tree or at the ends of thin branches overhanging water. Sometimes built below the nests of egrets, or as an extension of the nest of a Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus ) or Asian Pied Starling (Gracupica contra ).
Subspecies
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Sind Sparrow see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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