Sind Sparrow - Passer pyrrhonotus - Passeridae

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

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