Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasseridae (Passèrids)
- GenusPasser (True Sparrows)
- SpeciesPasser montanus (Eurasian Tree Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Mercantour National Park
Italian Sparrow
Passer italiae
White-winged Snowfinch
Montifringilla nivalis
Rock Petronia
Petronia petronia
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Great Tit
Parus major
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Tree Sparrow in Mercantour National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Tree Sparrow sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Tree Sparrow in Mercantour National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Tree Sparrow in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.