Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow
Gymnoris pyrgita(Heuglin, MT, 1862)
English (US) Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow
The Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow (Gymnoris pyrgita) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Passeridae (Snowfinches and Old World Sparrows) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Gymnoris pyrgita
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow
- Described by
- (Heuglin, MT, 1862)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Gymnoris pyrgita pallida
- Gymnoris pyrgita pyrgita
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Xanthodina pyrgita
- Described by
- (Heuglin, MT, 1862)
- Type locality
- Bogos Mts., slopes of the Barca Valley.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 10, no.55 p.30
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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