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| − | + | [[Image:Black-chested_Prinia.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Max Holdt <br/>Taken at Windhoek, Namibia ]] | |
| − | [[Image:Black-chested_Prinia.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Max Holdt]] | + | ;[[:Category:Prinia|Prinia]] flavicans |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 13cm. Brown head, back black throat, brown eye, black bill and purple legs. | |
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Angola]], [[Botswana]], [[Lesotho]], [[Namibia]], [[South Africa]], [[Zambia]], and [[Zimbabwe]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | There are 5 subspecies. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Arid scrub, savanna amd gardens. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | The diet includes nvertebrates, fruit, seeds and nectar. | |
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| + | Monogomous; they nest in trees and and shrubs and 2-6 green eggs are laid. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Prinia+flavicans}} | {{GSearch|Prinia+flavicans}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Prinia]] |
Revision as of 17:37, 7 November 2008
- Prinia flavicans
Identification
13cm. Brown head, back black throat, brown eye, black bill and purple legs.
Distribution
Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Taxonomy
There are 5 subspecies.
Habitat
Arid scrub, savanna amd gardens.
Behaviour
The diet includes nvertebrates, fruit, seeds and nectar.
Monogomous; they nest in trees and and shrubs and 2-6 green eggs are laid.
