Weidensperling
The Spanish sparrow was first described by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck as "Fringilla hispaniolensis", from a specimen collected at Algeciras, in southern Spain. The usual English name refers to the description of the species from Spain. The name "willow sparrow", referring to the moist habitat of this bird, is sometimes used, especially when the Italian sparrow is considered the same species. The genus name "Passer" is the Latin word for sparrow, and "hispaniolensis" is New Latin for "Spanish".