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Birdwatching in Thailand: Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)

By Editorial
Posted in Flora and fauna, Birds
Tags: ,
January 4 2023

One of the most common birds in Thailand is the Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus). This is a passerine bird from the family of sparrows and snow finches (Passeridae) and is also found in Belgium and the Netherlands.

The tree sparrow grows to about 14 cm, a fraction smaller than the house sparrow. Both male and female have a maroon crown, a black cheek patch and a white neck ring. The cheek patch is a well recognizable difference with the house sparrow. The upper side is brown with black stripes and the underside is light gray.

The sparrow's food consists of seeds, grain, insects and larvae.

The Tree Sparrow lays three to six finely spotted, white and shiny eggs. The female usually breeds two to four times a year.

The tree sparrow is a breeding bird that likes to nest in tree cavities near farms and in parks, fields and meadows. The majority of tree sparrows are resident birds.

The bird has a large distribution area that extends from Ireland in Europe to a large part of Asia including Japan and the Indian Archipelago.

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7 Responses to “Birdwatching in Thailand: Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)”

  1. ruud says up
    23 January 2021 at 10: 47

    If they are songbirds, I'll tell them to stop chirping and start behaving like a songbird when I sprinkle a handful of rice.
    But maybe they just want to sing if I feed them song seed.

  2. Ruud NK says up
    23 January 2021 at 14: 40

    Lately I've been seeing a lot of birds that I didn't see here before. When they fly away from you you see that they are green when the sun shines on them. Now I regularly see some on a flat terrain. They are green on top with a red head, but brown on the bottom.
    Can you tell me the name of these birds?

    • Johnny Prasat says up
      16 December 2021 at 13: 28

      Ruud, those are bee-eaters. Usually sit on a branch or wire, and always fly up to catch an insect in flight. They are not shy at all, one of the most beautiful and easiest to observe birds.

  3. peter says up
    24 January 2021 at 13: 42

    The rascals are disappearing more and more in the Netherlands, you used to see them everywhere, now it is becoming a rarity in my experience. Had understood that it was related to the disappearance of eg privet hedges. The former hedges in gardens.

    • Carlo says up
      4 January 2023 at 23: 23

      In Belgium they are also disappearing.
      I think it mainly has to do with the explosion of birds of prey such as magpies, kestrels, etc ... since they have been protected.
      The larks same story.

  4. nick says up
    16 December 2021 at 15: 41

    If you want to observe birds, put a number of, preferably small, bananas in a bowl on your balcony or in the garden every day.
    Every day, different types of birds, including sparrows, enthusiastically peck the bananas with lots of twittering.
    Pigeons don't like it.

  5. Johnny B.G says up
    7 January 2023 at 19: 29

    We have been giving half bean sprouts a few times a day on a wall in our garden for six months now. In the meantime, about 8 bird species come to visit ... and a cat that is again distracted by the dog of the house.
    The lover hears the peaceful chirping of the sparrow and another looks again at the poop they leave behind.
    Years ago you never saw a bird and suddenly it is an aviary in freedom. I can enjoy that.
    Once I had a bird, species unknown, that just flew in and I could hand feed it. Pooping was also the standard, so perhaps it means that in the bird world, poop is seen as a thank you for the good life. My grandfather had pigeons and now that I think about it hhhh the more good quality poop the better they flew.
    In my part of Bangkok I also see a flying dog and then there is hope that it will also be spared from destruction.


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