Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow (Gymnoris pyrgita)
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Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow

Gymnoris pyrgita (Heuglin, 1862)

24 gWeight

The yellow-spotted bush sparrow or yellow-spotted petronia (Gymnoris pyrgita) is a species of bird in the sparrow family, Passeridae.

Most records: Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia

Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow has been recorded at 87 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Nairobi NPKenya306 records
  2. Samburu NRKenya227 records
  3. Buffalo Springs NRKenya181 records
More places
  1. Lake Baringo – Inshore Cliffs and surroundsKenya173 records
  2. Lake Manyara NPTanzania168 records
  3. Sagala Lodge/Ndara RanchKenya147 records
  4. Lake BaringoKenya134 records
  5. Lake Baringo – West ShoreKenya100 records
  6. Mpala Ranch and Research CentreKenya99 records
  7. Tsavo West NPKenya97 records

Countries and regions with the most records

KenyaTanzaniaEthiopiaUgandaSomaliaSudan

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The yellow-spotted bush sparrow or yellow-spotted petronia (Gymnoris pyrgita) is a species of bird in the sparrow family, Passeridae.

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Questions

How big is the Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow?

The Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow weighs around 24 g.

Where does the Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Sahel zone and northeastern Africa in dry woods and gardens: patchily southern Mauritania and northern Senegal to northern Eritrea and Somalia, south through Ethiopia (except western) to far northeastern Uganda and central Tanzania. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.

Is the Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow as Least Concern.

What does the Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow in?

It belongs to the family Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches (Passeridae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
24 g
Habitat
Grassland
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Varied
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
86 mm
Tail
61 mm
Bill
14 mm
Tarsus
19 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: Sahel zone and northeastern Africa in dry woods and gardens: patchily southern Mauritania and northern Senegal to northern Eritrea and Somalia, south through Ethiopia (except western) to far northeastern Uganda and central Tanzania

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Genus
Gymnoris

Other birds in the genus Gymnoris

Yellow-throated Bush SparrowYellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnoris superciliarisSahel Bush SparrowSahel Bush SparrowGymnoris dentataYellow-throated SparrowYellow-throated SparrowGymnoris xanthocollisCinnamon IbonCinnamon IbonHypocryptadius cinnamomeusPale RockfinchPale RockfinchCarpospiza brachydactylaRock SparrowRock SparrowPetronia petroniaWhite-rumped SnowfinchWhite-rumped SnowfinchOnychostruthus taczanowskiiTibetan SnowfinchTibetan SnowfinchMontifringilla henriciWhite-winged SnowfinchWhite-winged SnowfinchMontifringilla nivalisBlack-winged SnowfinchBlack-winged SnowfinchMontifringilla adamsi
Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow

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