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Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Gymnoris dentata (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously placed in the genus Petronia following Dowsett & Forbes-Watson (1993); Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993).

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Dowsett, R. J.; Forbes-Watson, A. D. 1993. Checklist of birds of the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Tauraco Press, Li
Sibley, C. G.; Monroe, B. L. 1990. Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
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Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type Average mass 18 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 7,800,000 km2
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) 7,500,000 km2
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend stable - suspected -
Generation length 2.8 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as locally common (Clement 1999).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Benin extant native yes
Burkina Faso extant native yes
Cameroon extant native yes
Central African Republic extant native yes
Chad extant native yes
Côte d'Ivoire extant native yes
Eritrea extant native yes
Ethiopia extant native yes
Gambia extant native yes
Ghana extant native yes
Guinea extant native yes
Guinea-Bissau extant native yes
Mali extant native yes
Mauritania extant native yes
Niger extant native yes
Nigeria extant native yes
Senegal extant native yes
Sierra Leone extant native yes
South Sudan extant native yes
Sudan extant native
Togo extant native yes
Uganda extant native yes
Yemen extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou forest
Burkina Faso Kaboré Tambi - Nazinga - Sissili complex
Burkina Faso Lake Kompienga
Burkina Faso Arli - W - Singou complex
Benin W du Bénin National Park
Benin Pendjari National Park
Central African Republic Manovo - Gounda - St Floris National Park complex
Central African Republic Bamingui-Bangoran National Park complex
Côte d'Ivoire Comoe National Park
Cameroon Waza National Park
Cameroon Mayo-Louti Forest Reserve
Cameroon Gashiga - Demsa
Cameroon Bénoué National Park
Cameroon Faro National Park
Cameroon Ngaoundaba Ranch
Cameroon Mbam Djerem National Park
Eritrea Western Plain: Barka river
Eritrea Western Plain: Gash - Setit
Eritrea Mareb escarpment
Ethiopia Jemma and Jara valleys
Ethiopia Gambella National Park
Ghana Damongo Scarp Forest Reserve
Ghana Gambaga Scarp (East) Forest Reserve
Ghana Mole National Park
Ghana Tankwidi Forest Reserve
Gambia Kiang West National Park
Gambia Birufu - Darsilami area
Guinea Badiar
Guinea Nialama
Guinea Chutes de la Sala
Guinea Mafou
Guinea Kabitaï
Guinea Grandes Chutes
Guinea-Bissau Dulombi
Guinea-Bissau Lagoas de Cufada
Guinea-Bissau Rio Tombali, Rio Cumbijã and Ilha de Melo
Mali Falaise de Bandiagara
Mali Boucle du Baoulé
Mali Sirakoroni - Tyènfala
Niger 'W' National Park
Niger Makalondi district
Nigeria Gashaka-Gumti National Park
Nigeria Pandam Wildlife Park
Nigeria Lower Kaduna - Middle Niger flood-plain
Nigeria Kagoro - Nindam Forest Reserves and vicinity
Nigeria Yankari Game Reserve
Nigeria Kainji Lake National Park
Nigeria Amurum woodlands (Taboru)
Nigeria Hadejia-Nguru wetlands
Nigeria Kamuku National Park
Nigeria Assop Falls and hills
Nigeria Falgore and Lame Burra Game Reserves
Nigeria Sunvit Farm
Sudan Dinder
Sudan Lake Kundi
South Sudan Radom
South Sudan Ashana
South Sudan Sudd (Bahr-el-Jebel system)
South Sudan Southern National Park
South Sudan Bandingilo
South Sudan Juba
South Sudan Imatong mountains
South Sudan Kidepo
South Sudan Nimule
Senegal Ferlo North
Senegal Delta du Saloum
Chad Binder - Léré
Chad Manda National Park
Togo Oti Valley Faunal Reserve
Togo Kéran National Park
Ghana Gbele Resource Reserve
Ghana Kalakpa Resource Reserve
Ghana Kyabobo National Park
Ghana Digya National Park

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Desert Hot suitable resident
Grassland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable resident
Savanna Dry suitable resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable resident
Altitude 250 - 1900 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Gymnoris dentata. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/sahel-bush-sparrow-gymnoris-dentata on 03/12/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 03/12/2023.