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Rock Sparrow

Petronia petronia

Classification

Class
Aves

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.

Distribution

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Spain · 66,791France · 7,192Italy · 360Netherlands · 1