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Genus: ''Gymnoris'' | Genus: ''Gymnoris'' | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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They have a slender and slightly forked tail (square in [[:Category:Petronia|Petronia]]) and a pointed and slender bill (heavy and conical in [[:Category:Petronia|Petronia]]). They are also more arboreal than [[Rock Sparrow]]. | They have a slender and slightly forked tail (square in [[:Category:Petronia|Petronia]]) and a pointed and slender bill (heavy and conical in [[:Category:Petronia|Petronia]]). They are also more arboreal than [[Rock Sparrow]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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[[Category:Passeridae]] | [[Category:Passeridae]] |
Latest revision as of 00:41, 2 August 2021
Genus: Gymnoris
Description
Includes four species of Bush Sparrows.
They have a slender and slightly forked tail (square in Petronia) and a pointed and slender bill (heavy and conical in Petronia). They are also more arboreal than Rock Sparrow.
Taxonomy
Gymnoris is a genus in the family Passeridae.
Members of this genus are sometimes placed in genus Petronia
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G. pyrgita | Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow | ||
G. xanthocollis | Yellow-throated Sparrow | ||
G. superciliaris | Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow | ||
G. dentata | Sahel Bush Sparrow | ||
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gymnoris. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gymnoris
Pages in category ‘Gymnoris’
The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.