>> GENERAL >>>>>
– small passerine, slightly smaller than House Sparrow
– diurnal migrant, many populations non-migratory
– migrates singly or in very small flocks
>> VISUAL ID >>>>>
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanus
BIF0513, 12/11/2012, Werbeliner See, Germany, Mathias Putze
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanus
BIF0515, 30/11/2009, Rohrbach, Germany, Mathias Putze
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanus
Common Linnet Linaria c. cannabina
European Goldfinch Carduelis c. carduelis
BIF1199, 25/0/2017, Brinnis, Germany, Mathias Putze
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanus
Common Linnet Linaria c. cannabina
BIF1200, 25/0/2017, Brinnis, Germany, Mathias Putze
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanus
Common Linnet Linaria c. cannabina
European Goldfinch Carduelis c. carduelis
BIF1201, 25/0/2017, Brinnis, Germany, Mathias Putze
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanus
Common Linnet Linaria c. cannabina
European Goldfinch Carduelis c. carduelis
BIF1202, 25/0/2017, Brinnis, Germany, Mathias Putze
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanus
BIF0516, 30/11/2009, Rohrbach, Germany, Mathias Putze
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanus
House Sparrow Passer d. domesticus, M BREED
BIF0517, 12/11/2012, Werbeliner See, Germany, Mathias Putze
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanus
BIF0518, 12/11/2012, Werbeliner See, Germany, Mathias Putze
>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>
– during migration very vocal
– Eurasian Tree Sparrows utter a variety of calls during migration but mostly a dry, highly plastic ‘tet’, which can be confusingly similar to Common Chaffinch, Brambling, Common Linnet or Eurasian Twite
– this ‘tet’ varies in structure from a simple downslur (e.g. BIF2233) or overslur (e.g. BIF2236) to strongly modulated calls with rich overtone structures (e.g. BIF2238)
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanus, calls in flight
BIF0519, 12/07/2008, Leipzig, Germany, Patrick Franke
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanus, calls in flight
BIF2231, 27/07/2008, Mieste, Germany, Patrick Franke
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanus, calls in flight
BIF2232, 30/11/2009, Großbuch, Germany, Patrick Franke
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanus, calls in flight
BIF2233, 28/07/2008, Hopfenhorst, Germany, Patrick Franke
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanus, calls during migration
BIF2234, 29/10/2010, Leipzig, Altenfeld, Patrick Franke
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanus, calls in flight
BIF2235, 12/11/2012, Werbeliner See, Germany, Patrick Franke
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanuscalls during migration
BIF2236, 19/03/2018, Rerik, Germany, Roland Neumann
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanus, calls in flight
BIF2237, 12/11/2012, Werbeliner See, Germany, Patrick Franke
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanus, calls in flight
BIF2238, 25/01/2017, Hohenroda, Germany, Patrick Franke
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanus, calls in flight
BIF2239, 25/01/2017, Hohenroda, Patrick Franke
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanus, calls in flight
BIF2240, 06/05/2017, Terpitz, Germany, Patrick Franke
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanus, calls in flight
BIF2241, 22/09/2017, Werbeliner See, Germany, Patrick Franke
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanus, calls in flight
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis, calls during migration
BIF2242, 22/09/2017, Werbeliner See, Germany, Patrick Franke
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer m. montanus
BIF2243, 12/11/2012, Werbeliner See, Germany, Patrick Franke
>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>
House Sparrow (v) (a)
Italian Sparrow (v) (a)
Spanish Sparrow (v) (a)
Rock Sparrow (v) (a)
Brambling (a)
Common Chaffinch (a)
Brambling (a)
Common Linnet (a)
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