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Tree Sparrow Passer montanus [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
Books & Links
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Passeridae
BTO Codes:
TS , TRESP
EURING No:
15980
Number in Britain:
68 thousand territories (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
RED
European:
3 Concern, most not in Europe; Declining
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Resident Breeder, Passage Visitor
Subspecies:
montanus recorded in Britain (of 9 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
14 cm
Wingspan:
21 cm
Weight:
M/F: 24 g
Scientific name from:
L.: passer =a sparrow
and L.: montanus =mountaineer (from mons =mountain)
World Distribution:
Europe, Asia: INTRODUCED: se Australia, c US
Habitat:
Open woodland, farmland, towns, near man
Diet:
Mostly seeds (from plant and ground), nestlings fed insects
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
68 thousand territories
in 2000
First Record:
1713
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Arable Farmland
And found in:
Pasture Farmland, Villages
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
16 to 28 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers )
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
20 x 14 mm
Egg Weight:
2.1 g (of which 7 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
593
Clutch Size:
5 - 6 eggs
5.05 ± 0.92 (2 - 9) N = 3223
Incubation:
12 - 13 days
12.80 ± 1.19 (11 - 15) N = 3223
by the:
Male + Female
Fledging:
15 - 18 days
15.94 ± 1.75 (13 - 18) N = 3534
as:
Altricial, naked
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
17 May (23 Apr - 16 Jul)
Number of Broods:
2-3
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
4030
Adult Survival:
0.433
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
2
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
10yr10m
(France: 13yr 1m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
A (pulli B)
Wing Length
Adult:
69.6 ± 2.0
Range
67 - 73 mm, N =5335
Juvenile:
66.3 ± 2.2
63 - 70 mm, N =226
Male:
70.4 ± 1.7
67 - 73 mm, N =169
Female:
68.4 ± 1.9
66 - 72 mm, N =267
Weight
Adult:
21.04 ± 1.33
Range
19.00 - 23.30 g , N =4538
Juvenile:
19.99 ± 1.82
17.00 - 22.90 g , N =166
Male:
21.26 ± 1.56
19.00 - 23.20 g , N =149
Female:
21.69 ± 1.75 .
19.10 - 24.90 g , N =195
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Gaelic:
Gealbhonn-nan-craobh
Welsh:
Golfan y Mynydd
Danish:
Skovspurv
Dutch:
Ringmus
Finnish:
Pikkuvarpunen
French:
Moineau friquet
German:
Feldsperling
Hungarian:
Mezei veréb
Icelandic:
Trjáspör
Irish:
Gealbhan Crainn
Italian:
Passera mattugia
Norwegian:
Pilfink
Polish:
Mazurek
Portuguese:
Pardal-montez
Spanish:
Gorrión molinero
Swedish:
Pilfink
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Summers-Smith, J.D. 1988 The sparrows: a study of the genus Passer Poyser, Calton
[598.972 SUM]
Summers-Smith, J.D. 1995 The tree sparrow Self-published, Guisborough
[598.972 SUM]
Summers-Smith, J.D. 1998 Studies of West Palearctic birds: Tree Sparrow British Birds 91:124-138
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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