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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passeridae |
| Genus: | Gymnoris |
| Species: | G. pyrgita
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| Gymnoris pyrgita (Heuglin, 1862)
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It is common throughout the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Gymnoris pyrgita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718290A94574703. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718290A94574703.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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