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The Eurasian Tree Sparrow is a passerine bird in the sparrow family with a rich chestnut crown and nape, and a black patch on each pure white cheek. The sexes are similarly plumaged, and young birds are a duller version of the adult. This sparrow breeds over most of temperate Eurasia and Southeast Asia, where it is known as the Tree Sparrow.

Similar species: Passerines
Species identified by Ant Marriott
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By Ant Marriott

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Uploaded May 5, 2015. Captured Mar 7, 2010 00:04 in Fish Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire L40, UK.
  • Canon EOS 50D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO1600
  • 500mm