Spanish Sparrow

We spent several days in Malta, March 19 and 20, 2024, with Judy's sister and brother-in-law, Chris and Stan Jones. One of the few forms of wildlife we saw, but very common, was the Spanish sparrow. There are two subspecies and we saw the nominate ssp. hispaniolensis, found on the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Greece and Balkans, western Asia Minor, eastern Atlantic islalnds (Madeira, Canary and Cape Verde) and northwestern Africa (Morocco east to northeastern Libya); it is non-breeding visitor to northeastern Africa and southwestern Asia. 

Illustration of a female from Birds of the World. 

Illustration of a male from Birds of the World. The male is particularly handsome.

Range from Birds of the World.