Spanish Sparrow
Passer hispaniolensis (Temminck, 1820)
SPASP 
15920
Family: Passeriformes > Passeridae
A close cousin of the House Sparrow but with a chestnut cap, Spanish Sparrow breeds across southern Europe and North Africa, east to south-west Asia.
Northern populations are partial migrants, while those from further south are resident. Spanish Sparrow is an extremely rare visitor to Britain, with just a handful of accepted records.
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BTO RECORDS
BTO RECORDS
Identification
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
CONSERVATION STATUS
This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.
| Species of European Conservation Concern | Least Concern |
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Least Concern 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | A |
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First Record
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Lundy, 1966 |
DISTRIBUTION
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution.
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Spanish Sparrow, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
BIOMETRICS
Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.
Feather measurements and photos on featherbase
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
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Field Codes
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5-letter code: SPASP | Euring: 15920 |
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Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com
- The effect of supplementary winter seed food on breeding populations of farmland birds: evidence from two large-scale experiments
- The effect of the spatial distribution of winter seed food resources on their use by farmland birds
- Farmland birds and late winter food: does seed supply fail to meet demand?
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