Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Cisticolidae Scientific name Schistolais leontica | Phylum Chordata Order Passeriformes Genus Schistolais Rank Species | |
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Similar Black‑headed rufous warbler, Dambo cisticola, Red‑capped forest warbler, Black‑tailed cisticola, White‑tailed warbler | ||
The Sierra Leone prinia (Schistolais leontica), also known as the white-eyed prinia, is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. 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. It is threatened by habitat loss, especially habitat clearance to establish iron ore mines.
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