Listen to the rock sparrow
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About the rock sparrow
The rock sparrow is a bird in the family Passeridae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the rock sparrow sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
From Wikipedia
The rock sparrow or rock petronia (Petronia petronia) is a small passerine bird in the sparrow family Passeridae. It is the only species in the genus Petronia. It breeds on barren rocky hills from Madeira and the Canary Islands east through the Iberian Peninsula and western north Africa, across southern Europe and through southwestern and central Asia to Mongolia and the north and west of China. It is resident in the west of its range, but some Asian birds may migrate to more southerly areas, or move to lower altitudes in mountains, in winter.
More from the family Passeridae
Frequently asked questions
What does a rock sparrow sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the rock sparrow on this page. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the rock sparrow endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the rock sparrow as “least concern”.
What family does the rock sparrow belong to?
The rock sparrow (Petronia petronia) belongs to the family Passeridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Gorrión chillón (Petronia petronia) by Carlo Fracasso – CC0 1.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q736313 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Rock sparrow – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Petronia_petronia_-Ariege,_Midi-Pyrenee,_France-8.jpg : Sandra from France derivative work: Snowmanradio – CC BY 2.0