Least ConcernRock Sparrow
Petronia petronia
13 countries49 parks
Species group · Birds
WAnimals has 4 species of sparrow, in the family Passeridae.
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 4.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
Recorded in 64 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
It nests in holes in stonework and in crevices; its song is a repeated nasal wheeze.
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Its call, a nasal, rising, very penetrating shriek, gives it away long before it is seen, and in the Spanish sierras it is one of the characteristic sounds of cliffs and ruins.
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The yellow throat patch is its only distinguishing feature from house sparrows, and it is often hidden: the best way to identify it is by voice.
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Despite its name, it is genetically closer to the African weavers than to other passerines.
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It is closely tied to human settlement across almost the whole world.
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It is in steep decline in several European cities.
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It forms huge colonies in trees, with dozens of nests in one tree.
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It often nests in the outer walls of the nests of white storks and large raptors: dozens of pairs build their nests among the sticks of another bird's nest, sheltered from predators thanks to the main occupant.
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