Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Old World Sparrows :: Spanish Sparrow

Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis

Described by: Temminck (1820)
Alternate common name(s): Willow Sparrow
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Bet Shean Valley, Israel - Mar 23, 2001 © Alain Fossé  Bet Shean Valley, Israel - Mar 23, 2001 © Alain Fossé  Lesvos Island, Greece - Apr, 2002 © Gary White  Sulaibikhat Nature Reserve, Kuwait - Feb 6, 2006 © Charlie Moores  Sulaibikhat Nature Reserve, Kuwait - Feb 6, 2006 © Charlie Moores 
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Range

(1) Cape Verde Is. and Canary Is., sw. Europe in Span, s. Italy, Balkans, and n. Africa (nw. Mauritania e. to n. Libya and Nile Valley) to Asia Minor (Turkey, Arabia).
(2) Caucasus, w. and n. Iran, ex. S. Russia, Turkestan n. to the Aral Sea e. to region s. of Lake Balkhash, Afghanistan and ex. w. China (Tien Shan).
Winters in Iran and nw. India.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Frans van der Veen
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Dutch Birding Association
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

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

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