On this almost globe-like stone in Piazza Amerina there was a male Italian sparrow. This species resembles both the house sparrow (Passer domesticus) and the Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) in both size and appearance. It can almost be seen as a cross between these two species in appearance. The head is drawn like a Spanish sparrow with a chestnut-colored cap and sides of the neck and white cheeks. The underside is pale gray like that of the house sparrow and lacks the coarse black spots of the Spanish sparrow.