São Tomé prinia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Prinia |
| Species: | P. molleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Prinia molleri Barboza du Bocage, 1887
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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
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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- ^ 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.
- ^ "São Tomé prinia". Avibase.
- ^ 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.