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P. m. hypoxantha
Photo by Alan Manson.
Highmoor, central KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, South Africa.

Alternative name: Saffron-breasted Prinia

Prinia hypoxantha

[edit] Identification

13-15 cm long (mass 10 g), round wings, long tail, short, straight black bill. White eyebrow, brown upperparts, white throat and lower face, yellow-white slightly streaked underparts, pink-brown legs and feet, dark brown eye. Sexes identical. Juveniles more yellow below and less streaked. Generally more yellow and lesser streaked than Karoo Prinia. Yellower and with less distinct str

[edit] Distribution

Found in South Africa from Transvaal to Natal, in Lesotho and eastern Cape Province.

[edit] Taxonomy

Formery considered conspecific with Karoo Prinia. Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Shrublands, coastal and mountain scrub, rank grass, weedy areas, thickets and gardens.

[edit] Behaviour

It builds a thin-walled oval nest with a side entrance from green grass.

Diet includes insects.

[edit] References

Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ & Ryan PG (eds) 2005. Robert's Birds of Southern Africa, 7th edition. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 0620340533

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