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 Sierra Nevada National Park
Spanish Sparrow
Passer hispaniolensis
Rock Petronia
Petronia petronia
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
European Serin
Serinus serinus
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Great Tit
Parus major
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Spotless Starling
Sturnus unicolor
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
📅 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 Sierra Nevada National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Tree Sparrow sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 120 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Tree Sparrow in Sierra Nevada National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Tree Sparrow in Sierra Nevada National Park in our monthly data.