Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) - HBW 14, p. 794
French: Moineau espagnol
German: Weidensperling
Spanish: Gorrión Moruno
Other common names: Willow Sparrow
Taxonomy: Fringilla hispaniolensis Temminck, 1820, Algeciras, southern Spain.
Forms a superspecies with P. domesticus and P. italiae, and the three sometimes considered conspecific. Hybridizes extensively with former, and in S Italy with latter; hybrids with P. montanus also reported. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- hispaniolensis ( Temminck, 1820) - Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Greece and Balkans, W Asia Minor, E Atlantic islands (Madeira, Canary Is and Cape Verde Is) and NW Africa (Morocco E to NE Libya).
- transcaspicus Tschusi, 1902 - Cyprus, E Turkey and Levant E to Iran, Afghanistan, S Kazakhstan and NW China (W Xinjiang); non-breeding also NW Indian Subcontinent.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female feeding at the nest. Locality Dulce River, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Javier Ortas 8 July 2006 2 years ago 30 sec 4.4 -
A bulging plumaged bird Locality Doñana National Park, Andalucia, Spain
Juan Sanabria 28 March 2010 1 year ago 19 sec 4.2 -
A male springing on the grond. Locality Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Jeremiusz Trzaska 27 March 2010 1 year ago 24 sec 4.2 -
A close up of a male Locality La Gomera, Canary Islands (ssp hispaniolensis)
Eric Roualet 23 December 2005 1 year ago 7 sec 4 -
birds in a garden Locality Lanzarote, Canary Islands
Juan Sanabria 1 March 2009 1 year ago 17 sec 4 -
Some birds bathing. Locality Lake Volvi, Central Macedonia Region, Greece
Theo Mamais 3 October 2008 1 year ago 27 sec 3.9
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Resident Bird
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Qatar
John A Thompson 19 December 2009 1 year ago 4.8 -
male drinking
Locality Ramot, Golan Heights, Israel
Lior Kislev 3 April 2008 8 weeks ago 4.4 -
Female with meal
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Qatar
John A Thompson 8 May 2011 36 weeks ago 4.4 -
Feeding chick
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Qatar
John A Thompson 12 May 2011 36 weeks ago 4.4 -
An adult male land on a plant scared by a car. The flock was breeding under White-stork's nest near by, but it was feeding besid
Locality Sakar Mountains, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria
Boris Belchev 18 April 2011 22 weeks ago 4.4 -
feamle on bush
Locality Susita, Golan Heights, Israel
Lior Kislev 28 December 2011 5 weeks ago 4.3
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Calls of a single bird Locality Barranco de Río Cabras, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
(ssp hispaniolensis)
Stuart Fisher 6 March 2008 2 years ago 4
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