Seven subspecies...found over most
               of temperate Eurasia and Southeast
               Asia...introduced into the U.S.
          
         
            
               Passer montanus malaccensis
            
               (L 5-5.5" WS 8.25" Wt 0.86 oz)
          
         
            
               Kota Kinabalu          25Jul2018
            
                
            
               12Aug2018
          
         
         
            
               Passer is Latin for sparrow;
               montanus is Latin for of the
               mountain.
          
         
            
               In Mao’s campaign against the
               Tree Sparrow, crop-eating insects
               flourished contributing to the
               Great Famine, which killed over
               30 million people.
            
               
(Debbie Blue)