Yellow-spotted bush sparrow

Species of bird

Yellow-spotted bush sparrow
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passeridae
Genus: Gymnoris
Species:
G. pyrgita
Binomial name
Gymnoris pyrgita
(Heuglin, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Petronia pyrgita

The yellow-spotted bush sparrow or yellow-spotted petronia (Gymnoris pyrgita) is a species of bird in the sparrow family, Passeridae.

It is common throughout the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Gymnoris pyrgita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718290A94574703. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718290A94574703.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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Old World sparrows (family: Passeridae)
GenusHypocryptadiusPasserCarpospiza
PetroniaGymnorisMontifringillaOnychostruthusPyrgilauda
Taxon identifiers
Gymnoris pyrgita


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