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ViewsChestnut-shouldered PetroniaFrom Opus Alternative names: Chestnut-shouldered Sparrow, Yellow throated Sparrow
[edit] Identification14cm. Buff upperparts and head, paler underparts, chestnut shoulder patches, lemon throat, buff and brown wings, dark iris, grey bill. [edit] DistributionFrom Turkey to India and Pakistan [edit] TaxonomyTwo subspecies are recognized, xanthocollis and transfuga. Some authorities place this species in genus Gymnoris. Chestnut-shouldered Petronia was split from Yellow-throated Petronia and Yellow-spotted Petronia. [edit] HabitatForest and open scrub. [edit] BehaviourThey nest in tree hollows. [edit] External Links
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