The banded prinia (Prinia bairdii) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Prinia |
| Species: | P. bairdii
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| Binomial name | |
| Prinia bairdii (Cassin, 1855)
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It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
The eastern races are sometimes regarded as a separate species, the black-faced prinia (P. melanops).
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Prinia bairdii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713647A94384871. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713647A94384871.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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