Sahel Bush-sparrow (Gymnoris dentata) - BirdLife species factsheet

Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata

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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
-	-	-

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
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.