Petronia
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The petronias or rock sparrows are a genus
, Petronia, of sparrow
s. Most species are found in Africa
with some species ranging in Asia and even Europe.
There are five species:
The Pale Rockfinch
, also known as the Pale Rock Sparrow, is sometimes placed in the genus Petronia, but it is generally assigned to a genus of its own, Carpospiza.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
, Petronia, of sparrow
Sparrow
The sparrows are a family of small passerine birds, Passeridae. They are also known as true sparrows, or Old World sparrows, names also used for a genus of the family, Passer...
s. Most species are found in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
with some species ranging in Asia and even Europe.
There are five species:
- Yellow-spotted PetroniaYellow-spotted PetroniaThe Yellow-spotted Petronia is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae. It is found in Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland....
Petronia pyrgita - Chestnut-shouldered PetroniaChestnut-shouldered PetroniaThe Yellow-throated Sparrow or Chestnut-shouldered Petronia is a species of sparrow found in Asia.- Description :...
Petronia xanthocollis (also known as Yellow-throated Sparrow) - Yellow-throated PetroniaYellow-throated PetroniaThe Yellow-throated Petronia is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe...
Petronia superciliaris - Bush PetroniaBush PetroniaThe Bush Petronia is a species of bird in the Passeridae family. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and Yemen...
Petronia dentata - Rock SparrowRock SparrowThe Rock Sparrow, Petronia petronia, is a small passerine bird. This sparrow breeds on barren rocky hills from the Iberian peninsula and western north Africa across southern Europe and through central Asia. It is largely resident in the west of its range, but Asian birds migrate to more southerly...
Petronia petronia
The Pale Rockfinch
Pale Rockfinch
The Pale Rockfinch or Pale Rock Sparrow is a small sparrow found in the Middle East and Central Asia. It is the only living member of the genus Carpospiza. Some authorities include it in the genus Petronia...
, also known as the Pale Rock Sparrow, is sometimes placed in the genus Petronia, but it is generally assigned to a genus of its own, Carpospiza.