Cisticolas & Allies

Banded Prinia

Prinia bairdii

The Banded Prinia (Prinia bairdii) is a 13 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Cisticolas & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

13 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

12

Recorded in Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Eq. Guinea, Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Central African Rep., Nigeria.

Where to see it: Kibira National Forest · Teza Tea Plantation (Burundi); Nyungwe NP · Gisakura, Ndambarare Trail (Rwanda); Dzanga-Sangha NP · Dzanga Bai (Central African Republic); Bakossi Mountains · Kodmin Forest (Cameroon); Mt. Kupe (Cameroon).

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