Biology:Gymnoris
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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.
The genus was introduced by the English zoologist Edward Blyth in 1845 with the yellow-throated sparrow as the type species.[1][2] The name combines the Ancient Greek words gumnos "bare" or "naked" and rhinos "nostrils".[3]
Species
There are four species recognized:[4]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow-spotted bush sparrow
|
Gymnoris pyrgita (Heuglin, 1862) |
the Sahel and the Horn of Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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| Yellow-throated bush sparrow
|
Gymnoris superciliaris Blyth, 1845 |
south-central and southern Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| 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
|
Gymnoris xanthocollis (Burton, 1838) Two subspecies
|
southern Asia | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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These species are sometimes placed in the genus Petronia.
References
- ↑ Blyth, Edward (1845). "Synopsis of the Indian Fringillidae". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 13 Part 2 (156): 944–963 [948]. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126041.
- ↑ The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 2: Passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. 2014. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-9568611-2-2.
- ↑ Jobling, J.A. (2018). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". in del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J. et al.. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. https://www.hbw.com/dictionary/definition/gymnoris. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds (2018). "Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/weavers/. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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