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São Tomé prinia | |
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in São Tomé and Príncipe | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Cisticolidae |
Genus: | Prinia |
Species: | P. molleri
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Binomial name | |
Prinia molleri
Barboza du Bocage, 1887
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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. It is found primarily in open habitats and at the edges of forests. [3]
The species was named by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage in 1887.
It frequently performs short aerial displays. [3]
It is primarily insectivorous, but also sometimes eats plants, including Erythrina flowers. [3] It is suspected to forage in rotting tree trunks. [3]
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (February 2024) |
São Tomé prinia | |
---|---|
in São Tomé and Príncipe | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Cisticolidae |
Genus: | Prinia |
Species: | P. molleri
|
Binomial name | |
Prinia molleri
Barboza du Bocage, 1887
|
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. It is found primarily in open habitats and at the edges of forests. [3]
The species was named by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage in 1887.
It frequently performs short aerial displays. [3]
It is primarily insectivorous, but also sometimes eats plants, including Erythrina flowers. [3] It is suspected to forage in rotting tree trunks. [3]