The Sierra Leone prinia (Schistolais leontica), also known as the white-eyed prinia, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is thickets and forest edge, especially in the transition zone between submontane forest and submontane grassland.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss, especially habitat clearance to establish iron ore mines.[1]
| Sierra Leone prinia | |
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| At Mt Nimba, Liberia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Schistolais |
| Species: | S. leontica
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| Binomial name | |
| Schistolais leontica (Bates, 1930)
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| Synonyms | |
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Prinia leontica | |
References
edit- ^ a b BirdLife International (2017). "Schistolais leontica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22713638A119051588. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22713638A119051588.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ BirdLife International Species Data Sheet Prinia leontica Accessed 21 October 2016.
Further reading
edit- Barlow, C.R.; Payne, R.B.; Payne, L.L.; Sorenson, M.D. (2006). "Sierra Leone Prinia Schistolais leontica in the Fouta-Djalon of Guinea, its song and distribution". Bulletin of the African Bird Club. 13: 45–48.
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