Collection Sites: world map showing specimen collection locations for Petronia

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Specimen Records:	8
Specimens with Sequences:	8
Specimens with Barcodes:	8
Public Records:	2
Species:	1
Species With Barcodes:	1

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The petronias or rock sparrows are a genus, Petronia, of sparrows. Most species are found in Africa with some species ranging in Asia and even Europe.

There are five species:

• Yellow-spotted Petronia pyrgita
• Chestnut-shouldered Petronia xanthocollis (also known as Yellow-throated Sparrow)
• Yellow-throated Petronia superciliaris
• Bush Petronia dentata
• Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia

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.

References

• Clement, Peter; Harris, Alan; Davis, John (1993). Finches and Sparrows: an Identification Guide. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-03424-9. 

v t e Sparrows (family: Passeridae) Genus Species Passer Saxaul Sparrow • House Sparrow • Spanish Sparrow • Italian Sparrow • Sind Sparrow • Somali Sparrow • Russet Sparrow or Cinnamon Sparrow • Plain-backed Sparrow or Pegu Sparrow • Dead Sea Sparrow • Great Sparrow • Socotra Sparrow • Abd al-Kuri Sparrow • Kenya Sparrow • Kordofan Sparrow • Shelley's Sparrow • Iago Sparrow • Cape Sparrow • Northern Grey-headed Sparrow • Swainson's Sparrow • Parrot-billed Sparrow • Swahili Sparrow • Southern Grey-headed Sparrow • Desert Sparrow • Eurasian Tree Sparrow • Sudan Golden Sparrow • Arabian Golden Sparrow • Chestnut Sparrow • Passer predomesticus Petronia Yellow-spotted Petronia • Yellow-throated Sparrow • Yellow-throated Petronia • Bush Petronia • Rock Sparrow Carpospiza Pale Rockfinch Montifringilla (snowfinches) White-winged Snowfinch • Black-winged Snowfinch • White-rumped Snowfinch • Père David's Snowfinch • Rufous-necked Snowfinch • Plain-backed Snowfinch • Afghan Snowfinch

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