Sind Sparrow
Passer pyrrhonotus Blyth, 1845
Passeridae — Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
Sind Sparrow, Passer pyrrhonotus, is a sparrow of riparian jungle in south-west Asia, breeding in south-eastern Iran, Pakistan and north-west India. It belongs to the family Passeridae and was described by Blyth in 1845. Closely related to the house sparrow, it is set apart by its plumage, with the male showing a chestnut line behind the eye and the female having a darker head than other sparrows. It occurs in patchy colonies in riverine and wetland country with thorn scrub and tall grass, and some birds move into drier areas outside the breeding season.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Passeridae — Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: sw s Asian riparian jungle: se Iran (probably), s, c Pakistan and sub-Himalayan nw India
