Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Old World Sparrows :: Yellow-spotted Petronia

Yellow-spotted Petronia Petronia pyrgita

Described by: Heuglin (1862)
Alternate common name(s): Yellow-spotted Rock-sparrow, Abyssinian Yellow-throated Petronia, Sudan Petronia
Old scientific name(s): Gymnoris pyrgita

Photographs

Kenya - Dec, 2005 © Jean-Michel Fenerole  Kenya - Dec, 2005 © Jean-Michel Fenerole 
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Range

(1) Sw. Mauretania, s. Mali, n. Senegambia, s. Niger, s. Chad, n. Central African Republic and s. Sudan.
(2) Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, ne. Kenya and ne. Tanzania.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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