Tree Sparrow

Name: Tree Sparrow

Scientific name: Passer montana

Category: Birds

Nature Stars: 70

What are nature stars?

About: Tree Sparrows are scarce birds of farmland, hedgerows and woodland edges. Male and female both look the same, with chesnut brown crows, white cheeks and a black cheek spot. Tree Sparrows nest in holes in trees. Tree Sparrows have suffered enormous decline

How to identify: Told from male House Sparrows by the rich brown crown and cap and by having white cheeks with a black spot in the middle.

Where: Widespread in England, southern Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland.

Natural Superpowers

• Predator: 20
• Agility: 60
• Rarity: 60
• Cute factor: 60
• Traveller: 30

Fantastic fact: In parts of Asia, Tree Sparrows are the common city sparrows.

Photograph credit: Photo credit tbc