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title: "Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow"
description: "Gymnoris superciliaris — Birds. The yellow-throated bush sparrow (Gymnoris superciliaris), also known as the yellow-throated petronia, is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/yellow-throated-bush-sparrow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow

> Gymnoris superciliaris — Birds. The yellow-throated bush sparrow (Gymnoris superciliaris), also known as the yellow-throated petronia, is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae.

- Scientific name: *Gymnoris superciliaris*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 870
- Wikidata: [Q27075714](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27075714)
- iNaturalist taxon: [979725](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/979725)

## Names

- en: Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow
- de: Augenbrauensperling
- es: Gorrión cejudo
- fr: Moineau bridé
- pt: Pardal-de-sobrancelha
- pl: Wróbel białobrewy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (489), ZW (68), ZM (57), MW (53), BW (50), SZ (20), MZ (18), TZ (18), NA (15), AO (3), CD (3)

## Summary

The yellow-throated bush sparrow (Gymnoris superciliaris), also known as the yellow-throated petronia, is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae. It is found in south-central and southern Africa in its natural habitats of subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-throated_bush_sparrow

## Photo

![Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-throated-bush-sparrow/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dave Brown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84352152

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-throated-bush-sparrow?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).