Usha Lachungpa -
Melli Bazar Melli South Sikkim Sikkim
Strangely during his Sikkim survey, Dr. Salim Ali did not observe any House Sparrows in Sikkim back in 1958-59. He found though that the Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus was a common resident. He also did not come across a third Sparrow the Cinnamon Tree Sparrow or Russet Sparrow Passer rutilans. I was hence taken aback when on a routine wildlife survey, 30 years later in around 1988-89, I came across scores of House Sparrows in the bustling township of Melli Bazar in South Sikkim. Many were nesting.
Strangely during his Sikkim survey, Dr. Salim Ali did not observe any House Sparrows in Sikkim back in 1958-59. He found though that the Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus was a common resident. He also did not come across a third Sparrow the Cinnamon Tree Sparrow or Russet Sparrow Passer rutilans. I was hence taken aback when on a routine wildlife survey, 30 years later in around 1988-89, I came across scores of House Sparrows in the bustling township of Melli Bazar in South Sikkim. Many were nesting.
