Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Old World Sparrows :: Rock Petronia

Rock Petronia Petronia petronia

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): Rock Sparrow, Eurasian Rock-sparrow, European Rock-sparrow, Streaked Rock-sparrow
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Notre-Dame-de-Londres, Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France - May 12, 2002 © Pascal Dubois  Oukaïmeden, Morocco - Mar 18, 2004 © Alain Fossé  Oukaïmeden, Morocco - Mar 18, 2004 © Alain Fossé  Fontevraud-l’Abbaye, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de La Loire, France - Jun 18, 2004 © Alain Fossé 
Select thumbnail to view larger image - Place cursor over image for image information

Range

(1) S. Europe in Portugal and Spain, c. and s. Italy, and nw. Africa (Morocco including Madeira and the Canary Is.) to the Balkans, s. Russia n. to se. Ukraine, and Turkey.
(2) N. Africa (Morocco, Algeria, and nw. Libya).
(3) S. Syria and Israel.
(4) Caucausus, Iraq and Iran.
(5) N. Caspian Sea region and Aral Sea, n. Iran, Pakistan and s. Kazakhstan.
(6) S. Siberia, Mongolia, w. and c. China.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

Comments/Errors

Please email with errors/comments on this page or to donate photos.

If there is no family list to the left, you may have arrived at this page from a direct link.
Please select "Mangoverde World Bird Guide" to view the entire bird site.