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Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)

Black-chested Prinia (Prinia flavicans) - HBW 11, p. 439

French: Prinia à plastron German: Brustbandprinie Spanish: Prinia Pechinegra

Taxonomy: Sylvia flavicans Vieillot, 1820, Great Namaqualand, Namibia.
Occasionally hybridizes with P. maculosa in W South Africa. Geographical variation rather subtle; SE populations of nominate race (Northern Province S to Free State, in N South Africa), on average darker above in non-breeding plumage, sometimes separated as race ortleppi. Four subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

bihe Boulton & Vincent, 1936 - S Angola and W Zambia.
ansorgei W. L. Sclater, 1927 - desert coast of SW Angola and N Namibia.
flavicans (Vieillot, 1820) - Namibia, W & C Botswana and W South Africa.
nubilosa Clancey, 1957 - NE Namibia, N & E Botswana, SW Zambia, W Zimbabwe and E South Africa.

Least Concern

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juvenile Locality Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia
lankhorst 2 July 2011 1 year ago 4
Near a dripping pipe Locality Ghanzi District, Botswana
Marco Valentini 16 August 2010 1 year ago 4
An adult breeding, perched on an acacia tree. Locality Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Kalahari Gemsbok NP), Northern Cape Province, South Africa (ssp nubilosa)
Carmelo López 6 December 2010 2 years ago 3.8
A bird in non-breeding plumage. Locality Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia
Ken Havard 5 April 2013 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.7
A bird perching on a fence Locality North West Province, South Africa
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 4 April 2011 1 year ago 3.4
An male perched on a tree. Locality Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Kalahari Gemsbok NP), Northern Cape Province, South Africa (ssp nubilosa)
Carmelo López 5 December 2010 2 years ago 3.3

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Call. Erongo Wilderness Lodge. 8:17am Locality Erongo Wilderness Lodge, Erongo Region, Namibia (ssp flavicans)
Charles Hesse 14 November 2009 3 years ago 4

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