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Sierra Leone Prinia

Schistolais leontica (Bates, GL 1930)

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. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Cisticolidae
Genus:
   Schistolais
Scientific:
  Schistolais leontica


Original description

Citation:
  (Bates, GL 1930)

Reference:
   Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 51 p.51

Protonym:
  Prinia leontica

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/125341#page/83/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  45411DD0AD2F9354

Avibase ID:
  avibase-45411DD0

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/45411DD0


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916602

Geographic range:

  • Schistolais leontica: Montane ravines of e Sierra Leone, s Guinea and sw Ivory Coast
English:
Sierra Leone Prinia
Catalan:
prínia de Sierra Leone
Czech:
prinie západoafrická
Danish:
Sierra Leone-prinia
German:
Hochland-Feinsänger
Spanish:
Prinia de Sierra Leona
Spanish (Spain):
Prinia de Sierra Leona
Finnish:
guineanpriinia
French:
Apalis du Sierra Leone
Croatian:
pepeljasta prinija
Italian:
Prinia di Sierra Leone
Japanese (romaji):
sherareonehauchiwadori
Japanese:
シェラレオネハウチワドリ
Lithuanian:
Sieraleoninė tamsioji prinija
Dutch:
Witoogprinia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvitaugeprinia
Norwegian:
Hvitøyeprinia
Polish:
ciemnogłowik czarnobrody
Portuguese:
prínia-da-serra-leoa
Russian:
Белоглазая приния
Slovak:
penička bielooká
Swedish:
sierraleonesångare
Ukrainian:
Принія білоока
Chinese:
白眉山鹪莺
Chinese (Traditional):
白眼鷦鶯


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
White-eyed Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
White-eyed Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
White-eyed Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
White-eyed Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
White-eyed Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
White-eyed Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
White-eyed Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
White-eyed Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
White-eyed Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
White-eyed Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
White-eyed Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Prinia de Sierra Leone ( Schistolais leontica)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Prinia du Sierra Leone ( Prinia leontica)
Clements 1st edition:
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
Clements, version 2021:
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Clements, version 2022:
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Clements 3rd edition:
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
Clements 4th edition:
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
eBird version 2022:
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Prinia leontica
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Prinia leontica
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Prinia leontica
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Prinia leontica)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Sierra Leone Prinia ( Schistolais leontica)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Prinia leontica
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Schistolais leontica

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: prínia de Sierra Leone
Czech: Prinie západoafrická
Danish: Sierra Leone-prinia
German: Hochland-Feinsänger, Weißaugenprinie, Weissaugen-Prinie
English: Sierra Leone Prinia, White-eyed Prinia
English, HBW: Sierra Leone Prinia
English (IOC): Sierra Leone Prinia
English (United States): Sierra Leone Prinia
Esperanto: Sieraleona skistolao
Spanish: Prinia de la Sierra Leone, Prinia de Sierra Leona, Prinia de Sierra Leone
Spanish (Spain): Prinia de Sierra Leona
Spanish (HBW): Sierra Leone Prinia
Finnish: guineanpriinia, Guineantuhkakerttu
French: Apalis du Sierra Leone, Fauvette roitelet de la Sierra Leone, Fauvette-roitelet aux yeux blancs, Prinia de la Sierra Leone, Prinia de Sierra Leone, Prinia du Sierra Leone, Schistolais leontica
Croatian: pepeljasta prinija
Italian: Prinia della Sierra Leone, Prinia di Sierra Leone
Japanese (romaji): hainodohauchiwadori, sherareonehauchiwadori
Japanese: シェラレオネハウチワドリ, シエラレオネハウチワドリ, ハイノドハウチワドリ
Scientific: Prinia leontica, Schistolais leontica
Lithuanian: Sieraleoninė tamsioji prinija
Dutch: Witoogprinia
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitaugeprinia
Norwegian: Hvitøyeprinia
Polish: ciemnogłowik czarnobrody, prinia bialooka, prinia białooka
Portuguese: prínia-da-serra-leoa
Portuguese (Portugal): prínia-da-serra-leoa
Russian: Белоглазая приния
Slovak: penička bielooká
Swedish: Sierra Leoneprinia, sierraleonesångare
Turkish: Sierra Leone prinyası
Ukrainian: Принія білоока
Chinese: 白眉山鹪莺
Chinese (Traditional): 白眼鷦鶯

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