Black-chested Prinia
Prinia flavicans(Vieillot, LJP, 1820)
English (US) Black-chested Prinia
The Black-chested Prinia (Prinia flavicans) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Prinia flavicans
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-chested Prinia
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1820)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Prinia flavicans bihe
- Prinia flavicans ansorgei
- Prinia flavicans flavicans
- Prinia flavicans nubilosa
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sylvia flavicans
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1820)
- Type locality
- Afrique méridionale, restricted to Namaqualand ex. Levaillant
- Original description
- Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Ornithologie. 2nd ed. 2 p.438
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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