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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.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
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

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

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	7,800,000 km2
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	7,500,000 km2
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	2.35 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as locally common (Clement 1999). The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

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

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

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

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	0 - 1900 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/sahel-bush-sparrow-gymnoris-dentata on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.