Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow
Gymnoris superciliarisBlyth, E, 1845
English (US) Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow
The Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow (Gymnoris superciliaris) 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 superciliaris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1845
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Gymnoris superciliaris bororensis
- Gymnoris superciliaris flavigula
- Gymnoris superciliaris rufitergum
- Gymnoris superciliaris superciliaris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Gymnorhis superciliaris
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1845
- Type locality
- South Africa. Restricted to Cape Town by Grant and Clancey, 1953, Ostrich, 24, p. 128.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 14, pt.2, no.164 p.553
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
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