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title: "Russet Sparrow"
description: "Passer cinnamomeus — Ptaki. The russet sparrow (Passer cinnamomeus), also called the cinnamon or cinnamon tree sparrow, is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/russet-sparrow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Russet Sparrow

> Passer cinnamomeus — Ptaki. The russet sparrow (Passer cinnamomeus), also called the cinnamon or cinnamon tree sparrow, is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae.

- Scientific name: *Passer cinnamomeus*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2917
- iNaturalist taxon: [793321](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/793321)

## Names

- en: Russet Sparrow
- de: Rötelsperling
- es: Gorrión Rutilante
- fr: Moineau rutilant

## Countries with the most observations

IN (858), CN (840), TW (141), JP (133), BT (97), RU (93), KR (68), NP (52), HK (25), PK (25), MM (5)

## Summary

The russet sparrow (Passer cinnamomeus), also called the cinnamon or cinnamon tree sparrow, is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae. A chunky little seed-eating bird with a thick bill, it has a body length of 14 to 15 cm (5.5–5.9 in). Its plumage is mainly warm rufous above and grey below. It exhibits sexual dimorphism, with the plumage of both sexes patterned similarly to that of the corresponding sex of house sparrow. Its vocalisations are sweet and musical chirps, which when strung together form a song.
Three subspecies are recognised, differing chiefly in the yellowness of their underparts. The subspecies…

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

## Photo

![Russet Sparrow](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/russet-sparrow/medium.jpg)

Photo: Omar Haroon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285236440

## Machine access

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