Rock Sparrow
Petronia petronia(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Rock Sparrow
The Rock Sparrow (Petronia petronia) 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
- Petronia petronia
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rock Sparrow
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Petronia petronia petronia
- Petronia petronia barbara
- Petronia petronia puteicola
- Petronia petronia exigua
- Petronia petronia kirhizica
- Petronia petronia intermedia
- Petronia petronia brevirostris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla Petronia
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Northern Italy.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.322
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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