Snowfinches and Old World Sparrows
Spanish Sparrow
Passer hispaniolensis
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Snowfinches and Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The Spanish sparrow or willow sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae. It is found in the Mediterranean region and south-west and central Asia. It is very similar to the closely related house sparrow, and the two species show their close relation in a "biological mix-up" of hybridisation in the Mediterranean region, which complicates the taxonomy of this species.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Countries
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Cape Verde
- China
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Georgia
- Greece
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kosovo
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Malta
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- North Macedonia
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Western Sahara
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Spanish sparrow
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
