- Prinia flavicans
Identification
13cm
- Brown head and back
- Black throat
- Brown eye
- Black bill
- Purple legs.
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Angola
Eastern Africa: Zambia
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Lesotho
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- P. f. ansorgei:
- P. f. bihe:
- P. f. flavicans:
- P. f. nubilosa:
- P. f. ortleppi:
- South-western Transvaal to western Orange Free State and north-eastern Cape Province
Habitat
Arid scrub, savanna amd gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes invertebrates, fruit, seeds and nectar.
Breeding
Monogomous. They nest in trees and and shrubs the clutch consists of 2-6 green eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- The Kruger
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-chested Prinia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-chested_Prinia
External Links
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