Gymnoris
Genus of birds
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Gymnoris is a genus of passerine birds in the sparrow family Passeridae. Three species are found in Africa while the yellow-throated sparrow ranges from Turkey to India.
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| Gymnoris | |
|---|---|
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| Yellow-throated sparrow (Gymnoris xanthocollis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passeridae |
| Genus: | Gymnoris Blyth, 1845 |
| Type species | |
| Fringilla flavicollis[1] Franklin, 1831 | |
| Species | |
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The genus was introduced by the English zoologist Edward Blyth in 1845 with the yellow-throated sparrow as the type species.[2][3] The name combines the Ancient Greek words gumnos "bare" or "naked" and rhinos "nostrils".[4]
Species
There are four species recognized:[5]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow-spotted bush sparrow
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Gymnoris pyrgita (Heuglin, 1862) |
the Sahel and the Horn of Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Yellow-throated bush sparrow
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Gymnoris superciliaris Blyth, 1845 |
south-central and southern Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Sahel bush sparrow
|
Gymnoris dentata (Sundevall, 1850) |
Africa from Mauritania to Guinea and east to Eritrea and the south-western Arabian Peninsula | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Yellow-throated sparrow
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Gymnoris xanthocollis (Burton, 1838) Two subspecies
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southern Asia | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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These species are sometimes placed in the genus Petronia.