White-chinned Prinia - BirdForum Opus

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Schistolais leucopogon

Photo by MarcellC
Kibale Forest, Uganda, August 2010

Prinia leucopogon

Identification

Length 13 cm
Grey with a white throat and blackish face-patch from bill to ear coverts.

Distribution

Africa
Western Africa: Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, DRC, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

Schistolais leucopogon has two subspecies:

• S. l. leucopogon

• Eastern Nigeria to middle Ubangi River and western side of Lake Tanganyika

• S. l. reichenowi

• DRC to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania

Habitat

Forest edges, thickets interspersed with large trees. Farmland and gardens.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) White-chinned Prinia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-chinned_Prinia

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