Yellow-throated petronia
For the Asian species, see Yellow-throated sparrow.
| Yellow-throated petronia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Suborder: | Passeri |
| Infraorder: | Passerida |
| Superfamily: | Passeroidea |
| Family: | Passeridae |
| Genus: | Petronia |
| Species: | P. superciliaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Petronia superciliaris (Blyth, 1845) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Gymnoris superciliaris | |
The yellow-throated petronia (Petronia superciliaris), also known as the yellow-throated sparrow,[2] is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Petronia superciliaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- 1 2 Petronia superciliaris on Avibase
External links
Media related to Petronia superciliaris at Wikimedia Commons- Yellow-throated petronia in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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