House Sparrow Passer domesticus domesticus, male (top) and female, Labudalin Liu Dui (50.178527, 119.815761), Hulunbeier Prefecture, Inner Mongolia, China, elev. 610 m (2,010 ft.), July. In China, House Sparrow P. p. bactrianus is resident with some seasonal movements Xinjiang to Qinghai, Shaanxi, and Sichuan; parkini Tibet to Yunnan and Guangxi; and domesticus Greater Khingan Range, Inner Mongolia and adjacent Heilongjiang. Male distinguished from Eurasian Tree SparrowP. montanus by lack of black cheek patch, more extensive black bib, and grey crown. Male Spanish Sparrow P. hispaniolensis (western Xinjiang) has black flanks and white stripes on mantle. Male Saxaul SparrowP. ammodendri has caramel supercilium and nape side and forked tail. (Craig Brelsford)House Sparrow race domesticus, female, Labudalin Liu Dui (50.178527, 119.815761), Inner Mongolia, July. Female more strongly patterned than female Saxaul Sparrow and has shorter supercilium. (Craig Brelsford)
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