Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsYellow spotted Petronia, Abyssinian Yellow-throated Sparrow, Yellow-spotted Bush-sparrow, Yellow-spotted Rock Sparrow, Chestnut-shouldered Rock Sparrow, Chestnut-shouldered Petronia, Yellow-spotted Petronia, Yellow-throated Sparrow, Sudan Petronia, Abyssinian Yellow-throated Petronia
Old latin name for birdGymnornis pyrgita, Petronia xanthosterna, Petronia pyrgita, Xanthodina pyrgita
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyOld World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae
GenusGymnoris
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionSahel zone and ne Africa in dry woods and gardens; patchily s Mauritania and n Senegal to n Eritrea and Somalia, s through Ethiopia (except w) to far ne Uganda and c Tanzania

Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow bird sounds *

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    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
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    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
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    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
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    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
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    Call, © Hans Matheve
    Ethiopia
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
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    Call, © James Bradley
    Kenya
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    Call, © Guido O. Keijl
    Ethiopia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow

Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Gymnoris pyrgita pallidaMauritania and Senegal to c Sudan-No
Gymnoris pyrgita pyrgitae Sudan to Somalia and s to far ne Uganda, Kenya and c Tanzania-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijaniböyük qayasərçəsi
Catalanpardal de Heuglin
Chinese黄斑石雀
Chinese (Traditional)黃斑石雀
Croatiansivi vrabac
CzechVrabec žlutohrdlý, vrabec šedý
DanishPyrgitastenspurv
DutchKeelvlekmus, Sahelrotsmus
EsperantoFlavmakula petronio, Flavmakula rokpasero
Estoniantuhkvarblane (aasia tuhkvarblane), aafrika tuhkvarblane
Finnishkeltakurkkuvarpunen
FrenchMoineau soulcie à gorge tachetée, Moineau à point jaune, Moineau soulcie à point jaune
GalicianPardal do mato africano
GermanGelbkehl-Sperling, Gelbkehlsperling, Sahel-Steinsperling, Sahelsteinsperling
Hebrewבארית צהובת-גרון
HungarianZarudny-veréb
IcelandicSólspör
IrishGealbhan buí-bhallach
ItalianPetronia macchiagialla, Passera lagia maculata
Japaneseアフリカコイワスズメ
Lithuaniandidysis savaninis žvirblis
Mongolianшар толбот боршуу
NorwegianSavannesteinspurv, savannesteinspurv
Norwegian NynorskSavannesteinsporv
Polishwróbel ubogi
Portuguesepardal-pardo, pardal-de-pinta-amarela, pardal-parda
RussianБольшой каменный воробей, Саванный воробей, Воробей каменный каштановоспинны, Саванный каменный воробей
SerbianVeliki vrabac kamenjarac, Veliki žutogrli vrabac kamenjarac, Sivi vrabac kamenjarac
Slovakskalník stromový
Slovenianrumenogrli vrabec
SpanishGorrión Chillón Amarillo, Gorrión Chillón Castaño, Gorrión moteado
SwahiliKorobindo Doa-njano
SwedishGulstrupig stensparv, savannstensparv, savannsparv
TurkishSarı Benekli Serçe, Sarı benekli kaya serçesi
Ukrainianгоробець сахелевий