Sierra Leone Prinia

Schistolais leontica

Endangered · IUCN Red List

ENEndangeredInvertebratesForestTiny · 12 g

When to see the Sierra Leone Prinia

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Sierra Leone Prinia

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Sierra Leone Prinia

The Sierra Leone prinia, also known as the white-eyed prinia, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. 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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