Mystery bird: Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus | @GrrlScientist

This British mystery bird's name is almost identical to an unrelated species found elsewhere in the world Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus (protonym, Fringilla montana), Linnaeus, 1758, also known as the Eurasian sparrow, the (European) tree sparrow or, in the United States where it has been introduced, it is sometimes known as the German sparrow to distinguish it from the unrelated American tree sparrow, photographed in Brereton Heath Local Nature Reserve, Congleton, Cheshire, UK. Image: Roy Hill, 22 March 2012 (with permission, for GrrlScientist/Guardian use only) [velociraptorise]. Canon 5D mkII + Canon 500mm f/4L Here's a reminder of the original mystery bird photograph I gave you two days ago: Question: This British mystery bird is known by a common name that is almost identical to that given to an unrelated species found elsewhere in the world. Where is that species found and what taxonomic family is it...

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