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Prinia subflava

Photo by rudydbn
Location: Illovo Glen, South Africa.

[edit] Identification

10-13 cm. Grey brown upperparts with rufous-brown edges to the flight feathers, rufous tinge to the rump, white throat and breast, buff flanks and vent, white stripe over the eye, dark lores, white tipped tail feathers and a dark subterminal band, long slender bill. Sexes similar. Non-breeding birds have a longer tail than breeding birds. Juveniles have pale yellow underparts and bill.

[edit] Distribution

Africa south of the Sahara.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Broadleafed woodland and thick vegetation; shrubs and grass, woodland, savanna and cultivated areas.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes insects and other invertebrates.

A purse-shaped nest is made of strips of grass woven together. 2-4 eggs are laid; they usually have brown or purple spots or blotches.

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