A sparrow ranging from the Himalayas across East Asia. Western populations use open woodland and terraced fields, while eastern populations use woodland edges and cultivated land; winter flocks sometimes forage together.
Males have a russet head and upperparts. Females are sandy brown with a pale eyebrow above the eye.
Western accounts place it in open woodland and village terraces; eastern accounts describe woodland edges and cultivation. It mainly eats seeds and small berries, and winter flocks may feed on spilled grain and weed seeds.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.