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title: "Eurasian Tree Sparrow"
description: "Passer montanus — Vogels. The tree sparrow (Passer montanus Latin pronunciation: [pas.ser mon.ta.nus]) is a passerine bird in the sparrow family with a rich chestnut crown and nape and a black patch on each pure white cheek."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/eurasian-tree-sparrow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eurasian Tree Sparrow

> Passer montanus — Vogels. The tree sparrow (Passer montanus Latin pronunciation: [pas.ser mon.ta.nus]) is a passerine bird in the sparrow family with a rich chestnut crown and nape and a black patch on each pure white cheek.

- Scientific name: *Passer montanus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- iNaturalist observations: 158096
- Wikidata: [Q25968](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25968)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13851](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13851)

## Names

- en: Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- de: Feldsperling
- es: Gorrión molinero
- fr: Moineau friquet
- pt: Pardal-montês
- pl: Mazurek

## Countries with the most observations

RU (59864), TW (9440), JP (7582), CN (7063), HK (6779), KR (4096), ES (3131), ID (2833), IT (2764), DE (2658), TH (2620), UA (2606)

## Summary

The tree sparrow (Passer montanus Latin pronunciation: [pas.ser mon.ta.nus]) is a passerine bird in the sparrow family with a rich chestnut crown and nape and a black patch on each pure white cheek. The sexes have similar plumage, and young birds are  duller versions of the adult. This sparrow breeds across much of temperate Eurasia and Southeast Asia and has been introduced elsewhere, including the United States, where it is known as the Eurasian tree sparrow or German sparrow to differentiate it from the native American tree sparrow. Although several subspecies are recognised, the appearance of this bird varies…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_tree_sparrow

## Photo

![Eurasian Tree Sparrow](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eurasian-tree-sparrow/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/117801952

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eurasian-tree-sparrow?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).