Biology:White-chinned prinia

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Short description: Species of bird

White-chinned prinia
White-chinned Prinia - Kakamega Kenya 06 1467 (17320726175).jpg
At Kakamega, Kenya
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Cisticolidae.

The white-chinned prinia was described by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1875 and given the binomial name Drymoeca leucopogon.[2][3] The specific epithet leucopogon is from the Ancient Greek leukos for "white" and pōgōn, "beard".[4]

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 forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Schistolais leucopogon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22713643A94384593. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713643A94384593.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22713643/94384593. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 
  2. Cabanis, Jean (1875). "Drymoeca leucopogon" (in German). Journal für Ornithologie 23: 235–236. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32698079. 
  3. Mayr, Ernst; Cottrell, G. William, eds (1986). Check-list of Birds of the World. 11. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 149. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14483850. 
  4. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. https://archive.org/stream/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling#page/n225/mode/1up. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1923187 entry