Yellow-spotted petronia

Yellow-spotted petronia
Scientific classification
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 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 (2012). "Petronia pyrgita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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