Spanish Sparrow
Passer hispaniolensis(Temminck, CJ, 1820)
English (US) Spanish Sparrow
The Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Passeridae (Snowfinches and Old World Sparrows) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Passer hispaniolensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spanish Sparrow
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1820)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Passer hispaniolensis hispaniolensis
- Passer hispaniolensis transcaspicus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla hispaniolensis
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1820)
- Type locality
- Algeciras, southern Spain.
- Original description
- Manuel d'ornithologie, ou tableau systématique des oiseaux qui se trouvent en Europe (etc.), seconde édition ed.2, pt.1 p.353
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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