Karoo Prinia
Prinia maculosa(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Karoo Prinia
The Karoo Prinia (Prinia maculosa) 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 maculosa
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Karoo Prinia
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Prinia maculosa psammophila
- Prinia maculosa maculosa
- Prinia maculosa exultans
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Motacilla maculosa
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Cape of Good Hope; restricted to Swellendam, southwestern Cape Province, by Clancey, 1963, Durban Mus. Novit., 6, p. 257.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.47
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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