The Sierra Leone prinia (Schistolais leontica), also known as the white-eyed prinia, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is thickets and forest edge, especially in the transition zone between submontane forest and submontane grassland.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss, especially habitat clearance to establish iron ore mines.[1]

Sierra Leone prinia
At Mt Nimba, Liberia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Schistolais
Species:
S. leontica
Binomial name
Schistolais leontica
(Bates, 1930)
Synonyms

Prinia leontica

References

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  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2017). "Schistolais leontica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22713638A119051588. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22713638A119051588.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ BirdLife International Species Data Sheet Prinia leontica Accessed 21 October 2016.

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