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title: "Yellow-throated Sparrow"
description: "Gymnoris xanthocollis — Ptaki. The yellow-throated sparrow or chestnut-shouldered petronia (Gymnoris xanthocollis) is a species of sparrow found in southern Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/yellow-throated-sparrow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellow-throated Sparrow

> Gymnoris xanthocollis — Ptaki. The yellow-throated sparrow or chestnut-shouldered petronia (Gymnoris xanthocollis) is a species of sparrow found in southern Asia.

- Scientific name: *Gymnoris xanthocollis*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 1808
- iNaturalist taxon: [979724](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/979724)

## Names

- en: Yellow-throated Sparrow
- de: Gelbkehlsperling
- es: Gorrión cuelligualdo
- fr: Moineau à gorge jaune

## Countries with the most observations

IN (1469), PK (39), NP (22), TR (12), IL (9), OM (6), IR (5), AE (4)

## Summary

The yellow-throated sparrow or chestnut-shouldered petronia (Gymnoris xanthocollis) is a species of sparrow found in southern Asia. It is a species mostly of the dry savannah. They forage on the ground for grain and for berries in bushes. They are often seen perched atop bare branches on trees while calling.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: SUBHASHGHULE · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/326323808

## Machine access

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