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Sind Sparrow


Kingdom: Animalia    Phylum: Chordata   Class: Aves (Birds)    Order: Passeriformes    Family: Passeridae

Sind Sparrow
Sind Sparrow - photograph © Rajiv Lather


Passer pyrrhonotus female
Sind Sparrow female
 

Sind Sparrow (Passer pyrrhonotus) is (now) a widespread resident in north-west India.     Size: 13 cm

Identification: Slightly smaller than House Sparrow. The male can be identified by the grey ear coverts and the crescent chestnut around the ear coverts.




Anseriformes Apodiformes Bucerotiformes Caprimulgiformes Charadriiformes Ciconiiformes Columbiformes Coraciiformes Cuculiformes
 
Falconiformes Galliformes Gaviiformes Gruiformes Passeriformes Pelecaniformes Phoenicopteriformes Piciformes Podicipediformes
 
Procellariiformes Psittaciformes Pteroclidiformes  Strigiformes  Trogoniformes Turniciformes Upupiformes