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Closeup of a male house sparrow (Indian subspecies P. d. indicus) sitting near ledge of building. Photo taken in Kolkata.

A male house sparrow that is perched on the branch of a crape myrtle tree.

Tree sparrows have suffered a staggering 93% decline since 1970, with house sparrows not fairing much better, having seen a more than 70% decline in the same time. Reassuringly, recent Breeding Bird Survey data also suggests that numbers of both species may have stabilised or even begun to increase slightly in recent years

Winter fight of two Tree Sparrows (Passer montanus)

A closeup of a sparrow perched on a thin twig in the rain

Sparrow sitting on a branch in my back yard.

$L14-16cm.\nBreeds in proximity of humans both in rural and in urban areas.\nIs therefore well known, and often thought of as the most numerous bird, which is far from the case. Resident.\nSocial, even when breeding, occurring in dense flocks.\nNests under roof tiles, in air duct, recess, sometimes in tree.\n\nThis is a common Species in the Netherlands, although is declining in numbers for the last Decades.$