Passer hispaniolensis
System : Terrestrial
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Animalia
Chordata
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Passeriformes
Passeridae
  • Not Evaluated
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  • No Alien Population
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  • Data Deficient
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    MC
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  • Moderate
    MO
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    MR
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    MV
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Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2025) Species profile: Passer hispaniolensis. Downloaded from http://iucngisd.org/gisd/speciesname/Passer+hispaniolensis on 05-02-2025.

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Red List assessed species 1: LC = 1;
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PORTUGAL
SPAIN
Mechanism
[2] Competition
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MO
Passer hispaniolensis
Date assessed
2021-10-21
Year published
2023
Eicat category
MO (Moderate)
Justification for EICAT assessment


Spanish Sparrows are considered responsible for the decline of a subspecies of the Rock Sparrow (Petronia petronia petronia) due to competition on Madeira and the Canary Islands (Madeirabirds 2014, BirdLife International 2016).
Confidence rating
Low
Mechanism(s) of maximum impact
Competition
Countries of most severe impact
Spain; Portugal
Description of impacts
A subspecies of the rock sparrow is declining due to competition from the Spanish sparrow on Madeira and the Canary Islands.
Assessor
Tom Allmert; Thomas Evans
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Recommended citation
Tom Allmert, Thomas Evans (2025). Passer hispaniolensis. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).