Alternative names: Red-fronted Warbler; Red-faced Apalis; Red-fronted Apalis
- Prinia rufifrons
Urorhipis rufifrons, Apalis rufifrons, Spiloptila rufifrons
Identification
Length 11 cm
Brown above, with a rufous forecrown and with white edges to wing feathers.
Similar to the prinias with a long, thin tail.
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon
Eastern Africa: Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
Taxonomy
Some authorities have placed this species in the genus Apalis or the genus Spiloptila.
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- P. r. rufifrons:
- P. r. smithi:
- P. r. rufidorsalis:
- South-eastern Kenya (Tsavo)
Habitat
Dry savanna.
Behaviour
The long tail is flicked from side to side or in a circular motion.
Vocalization
A fast tik tik tik tik or tseeu tseeu tseeu.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-fronted Prinia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-fronted_Prinia
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