Spanish Sparrow
The Spanish Sparrow is a rather large sparrow and it is slightly larger and heavier than the House Sparrow and also has a slightly longer and stouter bill. The male is similar to the House Sparrow in plumage but it differs in that its underparts are heavily streaked with black, it has a chestnut rather than grey crown and it has white rather than grey cheeks. The female is effectively inseparable from the House Sparrow in its plumage which is grey-brown overall but more boldly marked.
The Spanish Sparrow is a close relative of the House Sparrow but its taxonomy is greatly complicated by the "biological mix-up" of hybridisation it forms with the House Sparrow in the Mediterranean region.
In most of its range, the Spanish Sparrow occurs alongside the House Sparrow. In such areas, both species breed in farmland and open woodland with the Spanish Sparrow preferring moister habitats.
Date: 28th April 2012
Location: Monroy to Santa Marta de Magasca, Extremadura, Spain
The Spanish Sparrow is a close relative of the House Sparrow but its taxonomy is greatly complicated by the "biological mix-up" of hybridisation it forms with the House Sparrow in the Mediterranean region.
In most of its range, the Spanish Sparrow occurs alongside the House Sparrow. In such areas, both species breed in farmland and open woodland with the Spanish Sparrow preferring moister habitats.
Date: 28th April 2012
Location: Monroy to Santa Marta de Magasca, Extremadura, Spain
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Also in: South and west Spain - April and May 2012
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