White-chinned Prinia (Schistolais leucopogon)

Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Cabanis, 1875)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forest.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda, Zambia.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (22)...)

White-chinned Prinia (Schistolais leucopogon) [XC99786]
by Mike Nelson from Lake Barombi Mbo, Cameroon (song)

White-chinned Prinia (Schistolais leucopogon) [XC789337]
by isaac kilusu from Minziro Forest Reserve, Missenyi, Kagera Region, Tanzania (song)

Subspecies
Previously placed in genus Prinia, but differs in calls, behaviour, plumage and nest structure. Genetic evidence suggests closer relationship to Apalis and Camaroptera. Sometimes considered conspecific with Sierra Leone Prinia (Schistolais leontica), but differs in size, plumage and call. Sister-species status is supported by genetic analysis.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

leucopogon (Cabanis, 1875) - South-eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, southern Central African Republic and DRCongo (except central, eastern and south-east) south to northern Angola and northern Zambia.
reichenowi (Hartlaub, 1890) - Eastern DRCongo, southern Sudan, Uganda, south-western Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and north-western and western Tanzania.

References
See References.

Files:

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