River prinia

The river prinia (Prinia fluviatilis) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in northwestern Senegal, along the Niger River (near the border between Mali and Niger) in the Lake Chad region and nonwestern Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and swamps.

River prinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Prinia
Species:
P. fluviatilis
Binomial name
Prinia fluviatilis
Chappuis, 1974

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Prinia fluviatilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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