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Russet Sparrow

Passer rutilans

Description:

The Russet Sparrow is a small chunky, sexually dimorphic bird, with plumage warm rufous in overall colour. It is a medium-sized sparrow at 14–15 cm (5.5–5.9 in) and 18 to 22.5 grams (0.63–0.79 oz).[2][3] It has a thick bill suited to eating seeds, which is black on the breeding male, horn-coloured on the non-breeding male, and yellowish with a dark tip on the female.

Habitat:

Breeding takes place in mountains and uplands across most of the range. This preference for high altitudes is influenced by latitude: in the farthest south of its range it never breeds below 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) above mean sea level, but in the northernmost part of its range it often breeds by the sea.

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1 Comment

Nishant
Nishant 11 years ago

Cute!

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S_Nem

Himachal Pradesh, India

Spotted on Jul 7, 2012
Submitted on Jul 10, 2012

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