Gymnoris

<i>Gymnoris</i>

Gymnoris

Genus of birds

Gymnoris is a genus of passerine birds in the sparrow family Passeridae. Three species are found in Africa while the yellow-throated sparrow ranges from Turkey to India.

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The genus was introduced by the English zoologist Edward Blyth in 1845 with the yellow-throated sparrow as the type species.[2][3] The name combines the Ancient Greek words gumnos "bare" or "naked" and rhinos "nostrils".[4]

Species

There are four species recognized:[5]

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These species are sometimes placed in the genus Petronia.

References

  1. [1]
    "Passeridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. [2]
    Blyth, Edward (1845). "Synopsis of the Indian Fringillidae". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 13 Part 2 (156): 944–963 [948].
  3. [3]
    Dickinson, E.C.; Christidis, L., eds. (2014). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Vol. 2: Passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-9568611-2-2.
  4. [4]
    Jobling, J.A. (2018). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  5. [5]
    Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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