Rock Sparrow / Petronia petronia LC
- Synonyms Eurasian Rock-Sparrow, Eurasian Rock Sparrow, Streaked Rock-Sparrow, Streaked Rock Sparrow, Common Rock-sparrow, European Rock-Sparrow, Rock Petronia
- Old latin name for bird Fringilla petronia
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Where to see Rock Sparrow
- Breeding region Eurasia
- Breeding subregion temperate to subtropical Palearctic in barren land, open groves and cultivation: Madeira and Canary Is. (c Macaronesia), Iberian Pen., sc France through Turkey, Caucasus, nw, se Kazakhstan, sc Russia and Mongolia to Inner Mongolia (ne China); in s from Morocco to nw Libya (nw, nc Africa), also Israel, w Jordan, n Iraq, s Iran and w Afghanistan through Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to nw Xinjiang, and Qinghai and Gansu s through Sichuan (nw China)
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- China
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Malta
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Poland
- Portugal
- Russia
- Serbia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
Rock Sparrow subspecies (7)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petronia petronia barbara | nw Africa | - | No |
| Petronia petronia brevirostris | Mongolia, sc Siberia and n, c China | - | No |
| Petronia petronia exigua | c Turkey to the Caucasus, n Iran and n Iraq | - | No |
| Petronia petronia intermedia | Iran and n Afghanistan to nw China | - | No |
| Petronia petronia kirhizica | Caspian Sea to Kyrgyzstan | - | No |
| Petronia petronia petronia | Madeira, Porto Santo and Desertas (Madeira group), w, c Canary Is. (c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa), s Europe to w Turkey | - | No |
| Petronia petronia puteicola | s Turkey to Jordan | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Klipmossie |
| Albanian | Harabeli i gurëve |
| Arabic | دوري الصخر |
| Armenian | Ժայռային Ճնճղուկ, [chnchghuk], ծիտ, [cit], ճնճղուկ, [Zhayrayin Chnchxuk ] |
| Azerbaijani | qayalıq sərçəsi, adi qayasərçəsi, Qaya sərçəsi, Sərçə, daş sərçəsi |
| Basque | Harkaitz-txolarrea, Harkaitz-txolarre, Arkaitz txolarrea, Pardal roquer |
| Belarusian | Каменны верабей |
| Breton | Golvan-karreg |
| Bulgarian | Скално врабче, Обикновено скално врабче |
| Catalan | Teuladí, Gorrió roquer, pardal roquer |
| Chinese | [shi-que], 石雀 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 石雀 |
| Chuvash | чул çерçийĕ |
| Cornish | Golvan chi |
| Croatian | vrabac kamenjar |
| Czech | vrabec skalní |
| Danish | Stenspurv |
| Dutch | Rotsmus |
| Esperanto | Roka petronio, Rokpasero |
| Estonian | kaljuvarblane |
| Faroese | Steinspurvur |
| Finnish | kalliovarpunen |
| French | Moineau soulcie, Soulcie des rochers |
| Frisian | Rotsmosk |
| Galician | Pardal roquer, Pardal, Pardal das rochas, Pardal común |
| Georgian | კლდის ბეღურა, ბეღურა, ქვის |
| German | Steinsperling |
| Greek | (Κοινός) Πετροσπουργίτης, Πετρόστρουθος, Πετρoσπoυργίτης, Πετροσπουργίτης |
| Hebrew | בארית הרים |
| Hungarian | Kövi veréb, köviveréb |
| Icelandic | Steinspör |
| Irish | Gealbhan creige |
| Italian | Passera lagia striata, Passera lagia |
| Japanese | イワスズメ |
| Kazakh | Торғай, Шымшық, Тас торғайы |
| Latvian | akmeņzvirbulis, Lāsumainais akmeņzvirbulis |
| Lithuanian | Akmenžvirblis, paprastasis uolažvirblis |
| Macedonian | Високопланинско (Карпесто) врапче, врапче камењарче |
| Malay | Burung Pipit |
| Maltese | Għammiel tal-Blat, Ghammiel tal-Blat |
| Manx | Sparroo creggey |
| Mongolian | хадны бялзуухай, Хадны бор шувуу, Хадны боршуу, хадан болжмор, хадны болжмор |
| Northern Sami | Báktecihci |
| Norwegian | steinspurv |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Steinsporv |
| Persian | گنجشک کوهی |
| Polish | wróbel skalny |
| Portuguese | pardal-francês, Pardal-franc, Pardal, pardal francês |
| Romanian | Vrabie de stâncă |
| Romansh | Pasler da grip |
| Russian | Воробей каменный, Каменный воробей, Kamenny Vorobey |
| Serbian | Врабац камењар, Vrabac kamenjarac, vrabac kamenjar, Врабац каменјар |
| Slovak | Vrabec skalný, skalník žltohrdlý |
| Slovenian | skalni vrabec |
| Spanish | Gorrión Chillón Rayado, Gorrión chillón, Gorrion Chillon |
| Swahili | Kidosho |
| Swedish | stensparv |
| Tamil | [Ur kuruvi, Adaikalang kuruvi] |
| Tatar | Torğay |
| Turkish | Kaya Serçesi, Тас торғайы |
| Turkmen | Öÿ serçi, Öÿ serçe, daş serçesi |
| Ukrainian | горобець скельний, Скельний горобець |
| Uzbek | тош чумчуқ, тош чумчуғи |
| Welsh | Golfan y graig |