Spanish Sparrow
Passer hispaniolensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasseridae (Passèrids)
- GenusPasser (True Sparrows)
- SpeciesPasser hispaniolensis (Spanish Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
Rock Petronia
Petronia petronia
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Great Tit
Parus major
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Spotless Starling
Sturnus unicolor
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Short-toed Treecreeper
Certhia brachydactyla
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spanish Sparrow in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Spanish Sparrow sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, based on 55 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spanish Sparrow in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Spanish Sparrow in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in our monthly data.