Scientific Name: Passer pyrrhonotus Common Name: Sind Sparrow, Jungle Sparrow Other Names: Sind Jungle Sparrow, Rufous-backed Sparrow
Identifying Features: house sparrow like but relatively smaller, brown eye patch, light brown underparts, dark brown feathers that are house sparrow like, often perching on shrubs
Fun Facts:
- They are found in the region of Indus valley in South Asia. Hence, named Sind Sparrow.
- It resembles the appearance of House Sparrow.
This image was clicked by Imran Shah – via Flickr.
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