Spanish Sparrow
BIRDING ARAGÓNSpanish Sparrow
Passer hispaniolensis
ES: Gorrión moruno
Description
L: 14-16cm; W:23-26cm; General brown coloured, with brown back and pale underparts. Male with chestnut crown and back of neck, throat and chest with a black colour that extends striped on the flanks. Female with a robust bill, broad supercilium both before and behind the eye, and pale cream coloured, dark grey ear-coverts, faintly streaked on chest and flanks. Juveniles are very similar to females but with new plumage.
- Observation difficulty: Medium
- Status: Resident
- Optimal Season: Dec-Jan
- Conservation Status: Not threatened
- Hábitat: Forest
Special interest
Best places to see in Aragón
ROUTES
PROVINCES
Zaragoza.
REGIONS
Special Protected Areas (SPA)
