Distribution of Spanish Sparrow (and Italian Sparrow) based on 
Summers-Smith, J. Denis (1988). The Sparrows. illustrated by Robert Gillmor. Calton, Staffs, England: T. &amp; A. D. Poyser.
Summers-Smit, J.D. (2009) in Handbook of the Birds of the World volume 14.
Light green indicates Spanish Sparrow breeding range while light blue indicates wintering zone. Purple indicates the Italian sparrow and the dark patch in southern Italy and the dark green patch in northern Africa are zones where hybrids occur.
Own work
L. Shyamal