Rock Petronia
Petronia petronia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasseridae (Passèrids)
- GenusPetronia (Rock Sparrows)
- SpeciesPetronia petronia (Rock Petronia)
Closest Relatives at Mercantour National Park
Italian Sparrow
Passer italiae
White-winged Snowfinch
Montifringilla nivalis
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Great Tit
Parus major
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rock Petronia in Mercantour National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Rock Petronia sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rock Petronia in Mercantour National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Rock Petronia in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.