What is the story of the `Sinai Boots` or the Sinaitic pink sparrow on the new Jordanian dinar?

Weather of Arabia - The image of the bird on the new version of the Jordanian dinar raised questions among the Jordanians about the reason for placing the image of a bird on the denomination of one dinar in the fifth issue, which was not present on the dinar in the fourth issue

The bird listed on the dinar is the Sinaitic Jasmine, also known as the Sinaitic Rose Sparrow, and is the national bird of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

The Petra Mountains are considered one of the best places to see this bird, and it was chosen as the national bird of the Kingdom because of its pink color, which is similar to the color of Petra.

The Sinai pink sparrow is one of the impressive birds due to its attractive colors and unique living habits. This sparrow is considered the national bird of Jordan because it lives centrally among its mountains, which are frequented by the beautiful pub, and its echo is heard throughout the year.

The Sinai sparrow is a social bird par excellence, as it is often seen in flocks of up to 200 birds, except during the breeding season.

The Sinaitic pink sparrow is found exclusively in a specific region of the Middle East, which extends from the southeast of Palestine to Jordan and the Sinai desert, and in St. Catherine in particular, in addition to the northwest of Saudi Arabia.

These birds prefer to live in the arid and dry mountains and along the valleys, hills and edges of large boulders "rocky areas".

The Sinai pink sparrow breeding begins from late March to July, when the Sinaitic jasmine birds build their nests in rocky crevices at a height of 5 meters from the surface of the earth, and the nest is adjacent to the ground. The female lays between 4 to 5 eggs of a pale blue color with light green, sometimes speckled with brown. And the lions, and their incubation period lasts about 14 days, and these birds give birth to two broods per year.

It is noteworthy that the Jordanian dinar in its fourth, "previous" issue, had on its back a picture of the Great Arab Revolt showing a group of camels and men carrying the flag of the Great Arab Revolt, which was replaced by the image of the Kingdom's national bird in the fifth issue.