Schistolais
Genus of birds
| Schistolais | |
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| Sierra Leone prinia (Schistolais leontica) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Schistolais Wolters, 1980 |
| Type species | |
| Drymoeca leucopogon[1] Cabanis, 1875 | |
| Species | |
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Schistolais is a genus of passerine birds in the family Cisticolidae.
It contains the following species:[2]
| Image | Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Schistolais leucopogon | White-chinned prinia | Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. |
 | Schistolais leontica | Sierra Leone prinia | Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. |
References
- Ryan, Peter (2006). Family Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and allies). pp. 378–492 in del Hoyo J., Elliott A. & Christie D.A. (2006) Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11. Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona ISBN 978-84-96553-06-4
- Nguembock B.; Fjeldsa J.; Tillier A.; Pasquet E. (2007): A phylogeny for the Cisticolidae (Aves: Passeriformes) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequence data, and a re-interpretation of a unique nest-building specialization. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42: 272–286.
- Urban, E.K.; Fry, C.H. & Keith, S. (1997) The Birds of Africa, vol. 5. Academic Press, London. ISBN 0-12-137305-3
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