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São Tomé prinia

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São Tomé prinia
in São Tomé and Príncipe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Prinia
Species:
P. molleri
Binomial name
Prinia molleri
eggs - MHNT

The São Tomé prinia (Prinia molleri) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.[2] It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe and is found in the island of São Tomé.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is found primarily in open habitats and at the edges of forests.[3]

The species was named by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage in 1887.

It frequently performs short aerial displays.[3]

Diet

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It is primarily insectivorous, but also sometimes eats plants, including Erythrina flowers.[3] It is suspected to forage in rotting tree trunks.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2018). "Prinia molleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22713632A131391573. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22713632A131391573.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "São Tomé prinia". Avibase.
  3. ^ a b c d Lo Cascio, Pietro (2021-10-04). "Ornithological observations from São Tomé and Príncipe islands (Gulf of Guinea, West Africa)". Biodiversity Journal. 12 (4): 765–775. doi:10.31396/biodiv.jour.2021.12.4.765.775. ISSN 2039-0394.