São Tomé prinia

The São Tomé prinia (Prinia molleri) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.[2] It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe and is found in the island of São Tomé.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. The species was named by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage in 1887.

São Tomé prinia
Prinia molleri in São Tomé and Príncipe
Prinia molleri eggs - MHNT
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Prinia
Species:
P. molleri
Binomial name
Prinia molleri

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Prinia molleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "São Tomé prinia". Avibase.


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