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title: "Spanish Sparrow"
description: "Passer hispaniolensis — Uccelli. The Spanish sparrow or willow sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/spanish-sparrow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spanish Sparrow

> Passer hispaniolensis — Uccelli. The Spanish sparrow or willow sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae.

- Scientific name: *Passer hispaniolensis*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `urban` (Città e giardini)
- iNaturalist observations: 7767
- Wikidata: [Q466200](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466200)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13854](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13854)

## Names

- en: Spanish Sparrow
- de: Weidensperling
- es: Gorrión Moruno
- fr: Moineau espagnol
- pt: Pardal-espanhol
- pl: Wróbel śródziemnomorski

## Countries with the most observations

ES (2728), DZ (454), IT (436), PT (419), GR (275), IL (275), MT (248), RU (237), UA (221), TR (182), MA (162), BG (136)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_sparrow

## Photo

![Spanish Sparrow](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spanish-sparrow/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/207664565

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/spanish-sparrow?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).