Passer Montanus (Noun)
Meaning
Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Tree Sparrow Passer montanus is a species of bird that breeds over most of Europe and Asia except in the far north east.
- The scientific name for the Eurasian Tree Sparrow is Passer montanus, with 'montanus' being Latin for 'of the mountains'.
- In general Passer montanus builds a spherical nest which it typically locates in a tree.
- It was in this Passer montanus study where an idea on parasite-driven sexual selection came from.
- Tree Sparrows Passer montanus forage for insects in shrubs or at tree level but only on or very near the trunk.