Russet Sparrow

Key Facts

Family: Passeridae

Biometrics:
Length: 14 to 15 cm, Weight: 13 to 23 g

Range:
Eastern Asia and in the Himalayas - Southeastern Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh to Kashmir and Nuristan in Afghanistan

Habitat:
Light woodland, terrace cultivation around edges of villages, open parts of built-up areas at 1000 to 4300 meters, breeding mostly at 2300 meters altitude