Least ConcernRock Sparrow
Petronia petronia
One of the 4 sparrows on WAnimals
Birds · Passeriformes · Passeridae
Passer hispaniolensis
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The Spanish sparrow is a close relative of the house sparrow, told apart by the breast and flanks densely streaked with black and the male's intensely chestnut crown. In Spain it breeds in large colonies in Extremadura, Andalusia, the Ebro valley and the Canary Islands, often placing its nests among the sticks of stork or raptor nests. Its winter concentrations can gather hundreds of thousands of birds.
Weight
22 g – 38 g
Size
15 cm – 16 cm
Life expectancy
10 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Colony
Lives in large concentrations, often for breeding reasons.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Passer hispaniolensis
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 27.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Spanish Sparrow — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about spanish sparrow.
