Yellow-throated petronia

Appearance
The dark head with its broad, creamy white eyebrow stripe is the best field characteristic. The yellow throat spot is nog often seen except at close range. It may be distinguished from the much larger White-browed sparrow-weaver by the lack of white on the rump.
Juvenile lacks the yellow on the throat.
Habitat
Thornveld, broad-leaved woodland and riverine bush.
Call
A loud, sparrow-like chipping and liquid 'cheroop'.
Nomenclature
(en) Yellow-throated petronia
(sc) Gymnoris superciliaris
(nl) Kaapse rotsmus
(af) Geelvlekmossie
Classification