Sind Sparrow (Passer pyrrhonotus)

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.

Range (Guide)

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.

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)...)

Sind Sparrow (Passer pyrrhonotus) [XC461588]
by Rapha\u00ebl Jordan from Silani Panakeso, Jhajjar, Haryana, India (call)

Sind Sparrow (Passer pyrrhonotus) [XC460739]
by Peter de Rouw 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:

JPG files for Sind Sparrow (Passer pyrrhonotus) - 10 files

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