| Spanish sparrow | |
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| Male in Sardinia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passeridae |
| Genus: | Passer |
| Species: | P. hispaniolensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Passer hispaniolensis (Temminck, 1820)
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The Spanish sparrow or willow sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae. It is found in the Mediterranean region and south-west and central Asia. It is very similar to the closely related house sparrow, and the two species show their close relation in a "biological mix-up" of hybridisation in the Mediterranean region, which complicates the taxonomy of this species.
- ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Passer hispaniolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22718179A154494920. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22718179A154494920.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.