Gymnoris Explained
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.
The genus was introduced by the English zoologist Edward Blyth in 1845 with the yellow-throated sparrow as the type species.[1] [2] The name combines the Ancient Greek words gumnos "bare" or "naked" and rhinos "nostrils".[3]
Species
There are four species recognized:[4]
These species are sometimes placed in the genus Petronia.
Notes and References
- Blyth . Edward . Edward Blyth . 1845 . Synopsis of the Indian Fringillidae . Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal . 13 Part 2 . 156 . 944–963 [948] .
- Book: Dickinson . E.C. . Edward C. Dickinson . Christidis . L. . Leslie Christidis . 2014 . The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World . 2: Passerines . 4th . Eastbourne, UK . Aves Press . 978-0-9568611-2-2 . 307 .
- Web site: Jobling . J.A. . 2018 . Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology . del Hoyo . J. . Elliott . A. . Sargatal . J. . Christie . D.A. . de Juana . E. . Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive . Lynx Edicions . 8 May 2018 .
- Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2018 . Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers . World Bird List Version 8.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 8 May 2018 .