Spanish Sparrow

SCI Name:  Passer hispaniolensis
Protonym:  Fringilla hispaniolensis Man.Orn.[Temminck].ed.2 ed.2, 1 p.353
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Passeridae / Passer
Taxonomy Code:  spaspa1
Type Locality:  Algeciras, southern Spain.
Author:  Temminck
Publish Year:  1820
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

PASSER
(Passeridae; Ϯ House Sparrow P. domesticus) L. passer, passeris  sparrow; "Rostro in apicem crassum & brevem exeunte; { Rostri basi capiti latitudine multo cedente. . . . . .Passer. Genus 33.   ...   XXXIII. Genus Passerinum.  Le genre du Moineau.  ...  1. LE MOINEAU FRANC  ...  PASSER DOMESTICUS.  ...  Ils se nourrissent de graines & d'Insectes. Ils font leur nid dans les trous des murs." (Brisson 1760): based on "Passer" and "Passer domesticus" of many authors (Brisson lists over 20 species and forms of 'Moineau'); "Passer Brisson, 1760, Orn., 1, p. 36 [; 3, p. 71]. Type, by subsequent designation (Gray, 1840, List Gen. Birds, ed. 1, p. 46), Fringilla domestica Linnaeus." (Greenway in Peters 1962, XV, 8).  No thanks to positive introduction, the House Sparrow, with a natural Palaearctic and western Indomalayan range, is now found throughout the world as a commensal of man. If the New Zealand wrens (Acanthisittiformes) and the tyrants and allies (Subosciniformes) are separated from the Passeriformes sens. lat. the remaining species could be titled Osciniformes.
Synon. Ammopasser, Auripasser, Caffropasser, Chrysospiza, Corospiza, Leucophrya, Megapasser, Pseudostruthus, Pyrgita, Pyrgitopsis, Salicipasser, Sorella.

passer
L. passer, passeris  sparrow.

hispaniolensis
Mod. L. Hispaniolensis  Spanish or Hispaniolan  < L. Hispania  Spain.
● San Domingo (= Isla Española = Hispaniola) (Contopus, ?syn. Vireo olivaceus (ex “Merula olivacea dominicensis” of Brisson, “Merle olive de St. Domingue” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 273, fig. 1, and “Hispaniola Thrush” of Latham 1783)).
● Spain (Passer).
● Erroneous TL. San Domingo (= Peru) (Poospiza).

SUBSPECIES

Spanish Sparrow (hispaniolensis)
SCI Name: Passer hispaniolensis hispaniolensis
hispaniolensis
Mod. L. Hispaniolensis  Spanish or Hispaniolan  < L. Hispania  Spain.
● San Domingo (= Isla Española = Hispaniola) (Contopus, ?syn. Vireo olivaceus (ex “Merula olivacea dominicensis” of Brisson, “Merle olive de St. Domingue” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 273, fig. 1, and “Hispaniola Thrush” of Latham 1783)).
● Spain (Passer).
● Erroneous TL. San Domingo (= Peru) (Poospiza).

Spanish Sparrow (transcaspicus)
SCI Name: Passer hispaniolensis transcaspicus
transcaspia / transcaspicus / transcaspius
L. trans  beyond; Caspian Sea.