Eurasian tree sparrow. In Japan it was eaten in the 1870s and sold in the Yokohama game market. The russet sparrow is known well enough in the Himalayas that in most languages it has a different vernacular name from the Eurasian tree sparrow. Examples of these vernacular names include lal gouriya in Hindi and kang-che-go-ma in Tibetan. The Japanese artist Hokusai portrayed the russet sparrow, and due to this, it has appeared on postage stamps featuring Japanese art in Japan, The Gambia, and Guyana. References Works cited External links Russet sparrow at the Internet Bird Collection Recording of the russet sparrow's calls russet sparrow Birds of the Himalayas Birds of Eastern Himalaya Birds of East Asia russet sparrow russet sparrow