Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
Green Longtail (Urolais epichlorus) - HBW 11, p. 488
French: Prinia verte
German: Langschwanzprinie
Spanish: Prinia Rabilarga
Taxonomy: Burnesia epichlora Reichenow, 1892, Buea, Mount Cameroon, Cameroon.
Sometimes placed in genus Prinia, but considered a relict species that has been isolated since the late Miocene or early Pliocene. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- epichlorus (Reichenow, 1892) - SE Nigeria and S part of SW Cameroon highlands.
- cinderella Bates, 1928 - N part of SW Cameroon highlands.
- mariae Alexander, 1903 - Bioko I (Fernando Póo).
- Least Concern
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