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| + | [[Image:Rock_Sparrow.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|john-henry|john-henry}}<br />Location: Spanish Pyrenees, [[Spain]]]] | ||
| + | '''Alternative name: Rock Petronia''' | ||
;[[: Category:Petronia|Petronia]] petronia | ;[[: Category:Petronia|Petronia]] petronia | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 15–17 cm. Strong white supercilium and weaker crown stripe, patterned brown back and wings, streaked underparts, and a diagnostic yellow throat spot. | + | 15–17 cm. Strong white supercilium and weaker crown stripe, patterned brown back and wings, streaked underparts, and a diagnostic - but often difficult to see - yellow throat-spot. |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Western north [[Africa]], [[Spain]], and [[Portugal]] across southern [[Europe]] and through central [[Asia]]. | + | Western north [[Africa]], [[Spain]], and [[Portugal]] across southern [[Europe]] and through central [[Asia]]. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Seven or sometimes eight subspecies are recognized: ''petronia'' (''madeirensis''), ''barbara'', ''puteicola'', ''exigua'', ''kirhizica'', ''intermedia'', and ''brevirostris''. | + | Seven or sometimes eight subspecies are recognized: ''petronia'' (''madeirensis''), ''barbara'', ''puteicola'', ''exigua'', ''kirhizica'', ''intermedia'', and ''brevirostris''. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Mountains and rocky areas. | Mountains and rocky areas. | ||
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It nests in crevices in rocks or walls, laying 3–7 eggs. | It nests in crevices in rocks or walls, laying 3–7 eggs. | ||
| − | Its diet includes mainly seeds with some insects. | + | Its diet includes mainly seeds with some insects. |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | The following link is likely to also find images of [[Pale Rock Sparrow]] | + | The following link is likely to also find images of [[Pale Rock Sparrow]]. |
{{GSearch|Rock+petronia}} | {{GSearch|Rock+petronia}} | ||
| − | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Petronia]] | |
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Revision as of 13:59, 10 January 2009
Alternative name: Rock Petronia
- Petronia petronia
Identification
15–17 cm. Strong white supercilium and weaker crown stripe, patterned brown back and wings, streaked underparts, and a diagnostic - but often difficult to see - yellow throat-spot.
Distribution
Western north Africa, Spain, and Portugal across southern Europe and through central Asia.
Taxonomy
Seven or sometimes eight subspecies are recognized: petronia (madeirensis), barbara, puteicola, exigua, kirhizica, intermedia, and brevirostris.
Habitat
Mountains and rocky areas.
Behaviour
It nests in crevices in rocks or walls, laying 3–7 eggs.
Its diet includes mainly seeds with some insects.
External Links
The following link is likely to also find images of Pale Rock Sparrow.
