• Synonyms Abyssinian Yellow-throated Sparrow, Abyssinian Yellow-throated Petronia, Yellow-spotted Bush-sparrow, Yellow-spotted Rock Sparrow, Chestnut-shouldered Rock Sparrow, Chestnut-shouldered Petronia, Yellow-spotted Petronia, Yellow-throated Sparrow, Sudan Petronia, Yellow spotted Petronia
  • Old latin name for bird Petronia xanthosterna, Petronia pyrgita, Xanthodina pyrgita, Gymnornis pyrgita

Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrowbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 2.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Kenya
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 4.
    Call, © James Bradley
    Kenya
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 6.
    Call, © Hans Matheve
    Ethiopia
  • 7.
    Call, © Guido O. Keijl
    Ethiopia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion Sahel 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 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

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijaniböyük qayasərçəsi
Catalanpardal de Heuglin
Chinese黄斑石雀
Chinese (Traditional)黃斑石雀
Croatiansivi vrabac
Czechvrabec šedý, Vrabec žlutohrdlý
DanishPyrgitastenspurv, Sahelstenspurv
DutchSahelrotsmus, Keelvlekmus
EsperantoFlavmakula petronio, Flavmakula rokpasero
Estonianaafrika tuhkvarblane, tuhkvarblane (aasia tuhkvarblane)
Finnishkeltakurkkuvarpunen
FrenchMoineau soulcie à point jaune, Moineau soulcie à gorge tachetée, Moineau à point jaune
GalicianPardal do mato africano
GermanSahelsteinsperling, Sahel-Steinsperling, Gelbkehlsperling, Gelbkehl-Sperling
Hebrewבארית צהובת-גרון
HungarianZarudny-veréb
IcelandicSólspör
IrishGealbhan buí-bhallach
ItalianPassera lagia maculata, Petronia macchiagialla
Japaneseアフリカコイワスズメ
Lithuaniandidysis savaninis žvirblis
Mongolianшар толбот боршуу
Norwegiansavannesteinspurv
Norwegian NynorskSavannesteinsporv
Polishwróbel ubogi
PortuguesePardal-parda, pardal-pardo
RussianВоробей каменный каштановоспинны, Саванный воробей, Большой каменный воробей, Саванный каменный воробей
SerbianVeliki vrabac kamenjarac, Sivi vrabac kamenjarac, Veliki žutogrli vrabac kamenjarac
Slovakskalník stromový
Slovenianrumenogrli vrabec
SpanishGorrión Chillón Amarillo, Gorrión Chillón Castaño, Gorrión moteado
SwahiliKorobindo Doa-njano
SwedishGulstrupig stensparv, savannsparv, Savannstensparv
TurkishSarı benekli kaya serçesi, Sarı Benekli Serçe
Ukrainianгоробець сахелевий