Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
Karoo Prinia (Prinia maculosa) - HBW 11, p. 439
French: Prinia du Karroo
German: Fleckenprinie
Spanish: Prinia del Karoo
Taxonomy: Motacilla maculosa Boddaert, 1783, Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa.
Forms a superspecies with P. hypoxantha; often considered conspecific, but little evidence of intergradation where the two meet (other than around Mt Currie, in East Griqualand). Occasionally hybridizes with P. flavicans in W South Africa. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- psammophila Clancey, 1963 - SW Namibia and Namaqualand coastal plain of South Africa (S to R Olifants).
- exultans Clancey, 1982 - inland in extreme S Namibia, South Africa (Great Karoo, S Free State, Eastern Cape) and Lesotho.
- maculosa (Boddaert, 1783) - S South Africa (from Western Cape E to Humansdorp).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult singing before flying away Locality De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp maculosa)
Greg Baker 2 October 2002 33 weeks ago 13 sec 4.4 -
An adult calling from the confines of a leafless bush Locality Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp maculosa)
Greg Baker 22 September 2002 39 weeks ago 11 sec 4 -
A bird calling Locality De Mond, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp psammophila)
Keith Blomerley 7 October 2004 7 years ago 15 sec 3.9 -
An individual perched and singing Locality Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp maculosa)
Greg Baker 23 September 2002 38 weeks ago 19 sec 3.8 -
A bird feeding on a bush Locality De Mond, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp psammophila)
Keith Blomerley 7 October 2004 7 years ago 12 sec 3.6 -
An adult singing in a bush Locality Cape Point, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Francesc Capdevila i Torr... 17 October 2002 9 years ago 28 sec 3
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a bird on a bush.
Locality Lesotho (ssp exultans)
Fran Trabalon 10 November 2008 3 years ago 4.4 -
An adult, perched on a stem.
Locality Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp maculosa)
Carmelo López 23 November 2010 2 years ago 4.3 -
A perching bird
Locality Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 29 March 2011 1 year ago 4.2 -
In the garden
Locality Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Guy Poisson 26 November 2012 21 weeks ago 4 -
An adult perched on a branch.
Locality Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp maculosa)
Carmelo López 23 November 2010 2 years ago 3.9 -
Adult with food, perched in a bush near its nest.
Locality Klein Cedarberg Private Nature Reserve, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Martin Flack 22 October 2011 1 year ago 3.9
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An adult bird singing. Locality De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape Province, South Africa
(ssp maculosa)
Greg Baker 2 October 2002 18 weeks ago 5 -
A bird calling. Locality De Mond, Western Cape Province, South Africa
(ssp psammophila)
Keith Blomerley 7 October 2004 18 weeks ago 4 -
An individual singing. Locality Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
(ssp maculosa)
Greg Baker 23 September 2002 18 weeks ago 4
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