Robin Chittenden / Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis). Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain. February.

Winfried Wisniewski / Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis), Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Nick Upton / Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) male perched in a Sea grape bush (Zygophyllum fontanesii) in coastal scrubland, Sotavento lagoon, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, May.

Roger Powell / Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) male perched on a roadside barbed wire fence. Alentejo, Portugal.

Mathias Schaef/ BIA / Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) male at waterhole, Israel

Mathias Schaef/ BIA / Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) female at waterhole, Israel

Ralph Martin/ BIA / Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) male, Turkey

Bernard Castelein / Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) perched, Djerba, Tunisia

Bernard Castelein / Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) perched, Djerba, Tunisia

Roger Powell / Spanish Sparrow male (Passer hispaniolensis) drinking from the lakeside. Monte da Aparica, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.

Loic Poidevin / Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) perched on branch, Spain, April.

Roger Powell / Female Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) perched on a branch. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.