White-chinned prinia

White-chinned prinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Schistolais
Species: S. leucopogon
Binomial name
Schistolais leucopogon
Cabanis, 1875
Subspecies
  • S. l. leucopogon
  • S. l. reichenowi

The white-chinned prinia (Schistolais leucopogon), also known as the white-chinned warbler, is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

References

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