Petronia

Petronias

Chestnut-shouldered petronia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Suborder:	Passeri
Infraorder:	Passerida
Superfamily:	Passeroidea
Family:	Passeridae
Genus:	Petronia Kaup, 1829
Species
See text

The petronias or rock sparrows are a genus, Petronia, of sparrows. Most species are found in Africa with some species ranging in Asia and even Europe.

There are five species:

Yellow-spotted petronia, Petronia pyrgita
Yellow-throated sparrow (or chestnut-shouldered petronia), Petronia xanthocollis
Yellow-throated petronia, Petronia superciliaris
Bush petronia, Petronia dentata
Rock sparrow, Petronia petronia

The pale rockfinch, also known as the pale rock sparrow, is sometimes placed in the genus Petronia, but it is generally assigned to a genus of its own, Carpospiza.

References

Clement, Peter; Harris, Alan; Davis, John (1993). Finches and Sparrows: an Identification Guide. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-03424-9.

Sparrows (family: Passeridae)

Genus	Species

Hypocryptadius	Cinnamon ibon

Passer	Saxaul sparrow House sparrow Spanish sparrow Italian sparrow Sind sparrow Somali sparrow Russet sparrow or cinnamon sparrow Plain-backed sparrow or Pegu sparrow Dead Sea sparrow Great sparrow Socotra sparrow Abd al-Kuri sparrow Kenya sparrow Kordofan sparrow Shelley's sparrow Iago sparrow Cape sparrow Northern grey-headed sparrow Swainson's sparrow Parrot-billed sparrow Swahili sparrow Southern grey-headed sparrow Desert sparrow Eurasian tree sparrow Sudan golden sparrow Arabian golden sparrow Chestnut sparrow Passer predomesticus

Petronia	Yellow-spotted petronia Yellow-throated sparrow Yellow-throated petronia Bush petronia Rock sparrow

Carpospiza	Pale rockfinch

Montifringilla (snowfinches)	White-winged snowfinch Henri's snowfinch Tibetan snowfinch or black-winged snowfinch White-rumped snowfinch Père David's snowfinch Rufous-necked snowfinch Blanford's snowfinch Afghan snowfinch

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