Bush-sparrows | |
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File:Chestnut-shouldered Petronia (Petronia xanthocollis) at Bharatpur I IMG 5262.jpg | |
Chestnut-shouldered Petronia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Inopinaves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Suborder: | Passeri |
Family: | Passeridae |
Genus: | Gymnoris Blyth, 1845 |
Synonyms | |
Bush-sparrows, Gymnoris, is a genus of sparrows in the Passeridae family. Most species are found in Africa with some species ranging in Asia and even Europe.
There are five species:
- Sahel Bush-Sparrow / Bush Petronia, Gymnoris dentata
- Yellow-throated Bush-Sparrow / Yellow-throated Petronia, Gymnoris superciliaris
- Chesnut-shouldered Bush-Sparrow / Yellow-throated Sparrow, Gymnoris xanthocollis
- Yellow-spotted Bush-Sparrow / Yellow-spotted Petronia, Gymnoris pyrgita
References[]
- Clement, Peter; Harris, Alan; Davis, John (1993). Finches and Sparrows: an Identification Guide. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-03424-9.
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