Rock Sparrow bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsEurasian Rock-Sparrow, Eurasian Rock Sparrow, Streaked Rock-Sparrow, Streaked Rock Sparrow, Common Rock-sparrow, European Rock-Sparrow, Rock Petronia
Old latin name for birdFringilla petronia
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyOld World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae
GenusPetronia
Breeding regionEurasia
Breeding subregiontemperate 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)

Rock Sparrow bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
  • 2.
    Call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
  • 3.
    Call, female, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
  • 4.
    Song, © Francesco Sottile
    Italy
  • 5.
    Call, © José Carlos Sires
    Spain
  • 6.
    Song, © Jordi Calvet
    Spain
  • 7.
    Call, © Jordi Calvet
    Spain
  • 8.
    Call, © Johannes Honold
    Morocco
  • 9.
    Call, © maudoc
    Italy
  • 10.
    Song, © HADDAD KARIM
    Algeria
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Where to see Rock Sparrow

Rock Sparrow subspecies (7)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Petronia petronia barbaranw Africa-No
Petronia petronia brevirostrisMongolia, sc Siberia and n, c China-No
Petronia petronia exiguac Turkey to the Caucasus, n Iran and n Iraq-No
Petronia petronia intermediaIran and n Afghanistan to nw China-No
Petronia petronia kirhizicaCaspian Sea to Kyrgyzstan-No
Petronia petronia petroniaMadeira, Porto Santo and Desertas (Madeira group), w, c Canary Is. (c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa), s Europe to w Turkey-No
Petronia petronia puteicolas Turkey to Jordan-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansKlipmossie
AlbanianHarabeli i gurëve
Arabicدوري الصخر
Armenian[cit], Ժայռային Ճնճղուկ, [chnchghuk], ծիտ, ճնճղուկ, [Zhayrayin Chnchxuk ]
Azerbaijaniqayalıq sərçəsi, adi qayasərçəsi, Qaya sərçəsi, Sərçə, daş sərçəsi
BasqueHarkaitz-txolarrea, Harkaitz-txolarre, Arkaitz txolarrea, Pardal roquer
BelarusianКаменны верабей
BretonGolvan-karreg
BulgarianСкално врабче, Обикновено скално врабче
CatalanTeuladí, pardal roquer, Gorrió roquer
Chinese[shi-que], 石雀
Chinese (Traditional)石雀
Chuvashчул çерçийĕ
CornishGolvan chi
Croatianvrabac kamenjar
Czechvrabec skalní
DanishStenspurv
DutchRotsmus
EsperantoRoka petronio, Rokpasero
Estoniankaljuvarblane
FaroeseSteinspurvur
Finnishkalliovarpunen
FrenchMoineau soulcie, Soulcie des rochers
FrisianRotsmosk
GalicianPardal roquer, Pardal, Pardal das rochas, Pardal común
Georgianქვის, კლდის ბეღურა, ბეღურა
GermanSteinsperling
GreekΠετρόστρουθος, Πετρoσπoυργίτης, Πετροσπουργίτης, (Κοινός) Πετροσπουργίτης
Hebrewבארית הרים
HungarianKövi veréb, köviveréb
IcelandicSteinspör
IrishGealbhan creige
ItalianPassera lagia striata, Passera lagia
Japaneseイワスズメ
KazakhТорғай, Шымшық, Тас торғайы
Latvianakmeņzvirbulis, Lāsumainais akmeņzvirbulis
LithuanianAkmenžvirblis, paprastasis uolažvirblis
Macedonianврапче камењарче, Високопланинско (Карпесто) врапче
MalayBurung Pipit
MalteseGħammiel tal-Blat, Ghammiel tal-Blat
ManxSparroo creggey
MongolianХадны боршуу, хадны бялзуухай, Хадны бор шувуу, хадны болжмор, хадан болжмор
Northern SamiBáktecihci
NorwegianSteinspurv, steinspurv
Norwegian NynorskSteinsporv
Persianگنجشک کوهی
Polishwróbel skalny
PortuguesePardal, pardal francês, Pardal-franc, pardal-francês
RomanianVrabie de stâncă
RomanshPasler da grip
RussianKamenny Vorobey, Воробей каменный, Каменный воробей
SerbianVrabac kamenjarac, Врабац камењар, vrabac kamenjar, Врабац каменјар
SlovakVrabec skalný, skalník žltohrdlý
Slovenianskalni vrabec
SpanishGorrion Chillon, Gorrión Chillón Rayado, Gorrión chillón
SwahiliKidosho
Swedishstensparv
Tamil[Ur kuruvi, Adaikalang kuruvi]
TatarTorğay
TurkishKaya Serçesi, Тас торғайы
Turkmendaş serçesi, Öÿ serçi, Öÿ serçe
Ukrainianгоробець скельний, Скельний горобець
Uzbekтош чумчуқ, тош чумчуғи
WelshGolfan y graig